7.8

CVE-2022-48425: linux linux_kernel Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48425DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48425
Published 19-03-2023Last modified 26-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48425 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 8
MGASA-2023-0201MGASA-2023-0202USN-6339-1USN-6339-2USN-6339-3USN-6339-4

Timeline

  1. 19-03-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid kfree because it does not validate MFT flags before replaying logs.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu89 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-83.92
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1044.49
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.37-1 | < 6.3.7-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.15, < 5.15.113 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.33 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.3.4

3 vendors · 91 products

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