CVE-2022-48841: ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-48841 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5Timeline
- 16-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: fix NULL pointer dereference in ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats() It is possible to do NULL pointer dereference in routine that updates Tx ring stats. Currently only stats and bytes are updated when ring pointer is valid, but later on ring is accessed to propagate gathered Tx stats onto VSI stats. Change the existing logic to move to next ring when ring is NULL.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.22% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu65 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≥ e72bba21355dbb67512a0d666fec9f4b56dbfc2f, < 2397270ec97c5e3009a58ac110a25e1869e9d6ff | ≥ e72bba21355dbb67512a0d666fec9f4b56dbfc2f, < f153546913bada41a811722f2c6d17c3243a0333 | 5.16
- linux_kernel< 5.16.17 | 5.17:rc1 | 5.17:rc2 | 5.17:rc3 | 5.17:rc4 | 5.17:rc5 | 5.17:rc6 | 5.17:rc7 | 5.17:rc8
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.17.3-1
3 vendors · 68 products
