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CVE-2022-48941

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-48941 is a concurrency vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ice driver, affecting the handling of Virtual Functions (VFs). This flaw, stemming from an incomplete fix for rapid VF teardown and bring-up, can lead to memory corruption and system panics. With a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium), it requires local access and high attack complexity, primarily impacting system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.10.104CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.13.12, < 5.14CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
6.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0016 is in the 34th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-48941Moderate

kernel: ice: fix concurrent reset and removal of VFs

Aug 22, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/2a3e61de89bab6696aa28b70030eb119968c5586
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3c805fce07c9dbc47d8a9129c7c5458025951957
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fadead80fe4c033b5e514fcbadd20b55c4494112
Patch