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CVE-2022-48841

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48841 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ice driver, specifically within the ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats() routine. This flaw allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) due to improper handling of a NULL ring pointer during Tx ring statistics updates. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.5, it requires local access and has low attack complexity, impacting system availability without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.16.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
11.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0021 is in the 51st percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.182.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.162.2-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18490-17086Fixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17233-16823Fixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19682-17086Fixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.162.2-1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2024-Dec/CVE-2022-48841

CVE-2022-48841

Dec 10, 2024
redhatCVE-2022-48841Moderate

kernel: ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats()

Jul 16, 2024
microsoft2024-Jul/CVE-2022-48841Moderate

ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats()

Jul 9, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/2397270ec97c5e3009a58ac110a25e1869e9d6ff
Mailing ListPatch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f153546913bada41a811722f2c6d17c3243a0333
Mailing ListPatch