#VU92927 Off-by-one in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48732


| Updated: 2025-05-13

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92927

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48732

CWE-ID: CWE-193

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the nvbios_addr() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/bios/base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.9, 4.9.0, 4.9.1, 4.9.2, 4.9.3, 4.9.4, 4.9.5, 4.9.6, 4.9.7, 4.9.8, 4.9.9, 4.9.10, 4.9.11, 4.9.12, 4.9.13, 4.9.14, 4.9.15, 4.9.16, 4.9.17, 4.9.18, 4.9.19, 4.9.20, 4.9.21, 4.9.22, 4.9.23, 4.9.24, 4.9.25, 4.9.26, 4.9.27, 4.9.28, 4.9.29, 4.9.30, 4.9.31, 4.9.32, 4.9.33, 4.9.34, 4.9.35, 4.9.36, 4.9.37, 4.9.38, 4.9.39, 4.9.40, 4.9.41, 4.9.42, 4.9.43, 4.9.44, 4.9.45, 4.9.46, 4.9.47, 4.9.48, 4.9.49, 4.9.50, 4.9.51, 4.9.52, 4.9.53, 4.9.54, 4.9.55, 4.9.56, 4.9.57, 4.9.58, 4.9.59, 4.9.60, 4.9.61, 4.9.62, 4.9.63, 4.9.64, 4.9.65, 4.9.66, 4.9.67, 4.9.68, 4.9.69, 4.9.70, 4.9.71, 4.9.72, 4.9.73, 4.9.74, 4.9.75, 4.9.76, 4.9.77, 4.9.78, 4.9.79, 4.9.80, 4.9.81, 4.9.82, 4.9.83, 4.9.84, 4.9.85, 4.9.86, 4.9.87, 4.9.88, 4.9.89, 4.9.90, 4.9.91, 4.9.92, 4.9.93, 4.9.94, 4.9.95, 4.9.96, 4.9.97, 4.9.98, 4.9.99, 4.9.100, 4.9.101, 4.9.102, 4.9.103, 4.9.104, 4.9.105, 4.9.106, 4.9.107, 4.9.108, 4.9.109, 4.9.110, 4.9.111, 4.9.112, 4.9.113, 4.9.114, 4.9.115, 4.9.116, 4.9.117, 4.9.118, 4.9.119, 4.9.120, 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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b746e60fd8eaa8016e144223abe91158edcdad
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/909d3ec1bf9f0ec534bfc081b77c0836fea7b0e2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a21669ee98aafc41c6d42ef15af4dab9e6e882
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acc887ba88333f5fec49631f12d8cc7ebd95781c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f071d9fa857582d7bd77f4906691f73d3edeab73
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d877e814a62b7de9069aeff8bc1d979dfc996e06
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7c36fa8a1e63b08312162179c78a0c7795ea369
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b777d4d9e383d2744fc9b3a09af6ec1893c8b1a
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.265
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.228
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.300
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.99
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.22
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.8
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.178


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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