CVE-2022-48860: ethernet: Fix error handling in xemaclite_of_probe
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-48860 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% 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 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 16-07-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethernet: Fix error handling in xemaclite_of_probe This node pointer is returned by of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented in this function. Calling of_node_put() to avoid the refcount leak. As the remove function do.
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
12%
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.
Ubuntu93 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-184.194 | < 5.4.0-117.132
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1133.143 | < 5.4.0-1078.84
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < 669172ce976608b25a2f76f3c65d47f042d125c9 | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < b7220f8e9d6c6b9594ddfb3125dad938cd478b1f | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < 8609e29611befc4bfbe7a91bb50fc65ae72ff549 | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < 8ee065a7a9b6a3976c16340503677efc4d8351f6 | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < 979b418b96e35f07136f77962ccfaa54cf3e30e1 | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < 5e7c402892e189a7bc152b125e72261154aa585d | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < 1852854ee349881efb78ccdbbb237838975902e4 | ≥ 5cdaaa12866e916d0ada8b56c5f0e543cfc7fe3d, < b19ab4b38b06aae12442b2de95ccf58b5dc53584 | 2.6.34
- linux_kernel≥ 2.6.34, < 4.9.307 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.272 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.235 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.185 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.106 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.29 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.15
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.16.18-1
3 vendors · 96 products
