#VU94432 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-48805


| Updated: 2025-05-13

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94432

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-2022-48805

CWE-ID: CWE-125

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 out-of-bounds read error within the ax88179_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.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/711b6bf3fb052f0a6b5b3205d50e30c0c2980382
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63f0cfb36c1f1964a59ce544156677601e2d8740
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1668781ed24da43498799aa4f65714a7de201930
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0fd5492ee769029a636f1fb521716b022b1423d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758290defe93a865a2880d10c5d5abd288b64b5d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd0393adcdcefab7e131488e10dcfde5e02d6eb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9681823f96a811268265f35307072ad80713c274
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57bc3d3ae8c14df3ceb4e17d26ddf9eeab304581
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.268
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.231
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.303
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.101
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.24
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.180


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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