5.5

CVE-2022-48753: block: fix memory leak in disk_register_independent_access_ranges

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48753DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48753
Published 20-06-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48753 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.5% 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
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.18%
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-2024:2372-1SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1

Timeline

  1. 20-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix memory leak in disk_register_independent_access_ranges kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails. According to the doc of kobject_init_and_add() If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to properly clean up the memory associated with the object. Fix this issue by adding kobject_put(). Callback function blk_ia_ranges_sysfs_release() in kobject_put() can handle the pointer "iars" properly.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.18% 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.

Ubuntu62 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ a2247f19ee1c5ad75ef095cdfb909a3244b88aa8, < fe4214a07e0b53d2af711f57519e33739c5df23f | ≥ a2247f19ee1c5ad75ef095cdfb909a3244b88aa8, < 83114df32ae779df57e0af99a8ba6c3968b2ba3d | 5.16
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 5.16.5 | 5.17:rc1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.16.7-1

3 vendors · 65 products

References

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