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CVE-2022-48932

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48932 is a slab-out-of-bounds vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mlx5 network driver, specifically within the mlx5_cmd_dr_create_fte function. This flaw occurs when adding a network rule with an excessive number of destinations, leading to a system crash (denial of service). It is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a high impact on availability. 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, < 5.16.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
8.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0018 is in the 42nd 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-2022-48932Moderate

kernel: net/mlx5: DR, Fix slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_cmd_dr_create_fte

Aug 22, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0aec12d97b2036af0946e3d582144739860ac07b
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4ad319cdfbe555b4ff67bc608736c46a6930c848
Patch