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CVE-2022-48903

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48903 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem, specifically related to a premature return during transaction commits which can lead to system crashes. This issue affects Linux kernel versions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity. A successful exploit could lead to a denial of service (system crash), but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is there publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.12, < 5.15.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.13CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
11.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0021 is in the 52nd 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-48903Moderate

kernel: btrfs: fix relocation crash due to premature return from btrfs_commit_transaction()

Aug 22, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/5fd76bf31ccfecc06e2e6b29f8c809e934085b99
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/725a6ac389b182261af174176e561a36b0f39ffc
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a4378947ae39f08c6ae4c6a87ccdebc981a7bbcb
Patch