5.3

CVE-2022-48698: drm/amd/display: fix memory leak when using debugfs_lookup()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48698DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48698
Published 03-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48698 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
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 3 · Related 3
SUSE-SU-2024:1644-1SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix memory leak when using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. Fix this up by properly calling dput().

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% 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.

Ubuntu103 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-57.63
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1027.31
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 86bc221918925a0bbb49043e3936e898e009b43b, < 58acd2ebae034db3bacf38708f508fbd12ae2e54 | ≥ 86bc221918925a0bbb49043e3936e898e009b43b, < 3a6279d243cb035eaaff1450980b40cf19748f05 | ≥ 86bc221918925a0bbb49043e3936e898e009b43b, < cbfac7fa491651c57926c99edeb7495c6c1aeac2 | 5.13
  • linux_kernel< 5.15.68 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.19.9 | 6.0:rc1 | 6.0:rc2 | 6.0:rc3 | 6.0:rc4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.19.11-1

3 vendors · 106 products

References

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