CVE-2022-48879

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48879DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48879
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Analyzed
Published: 21 Aug 2024, 06:10
Last modified:23 May 2026, 15:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.24% LOW
0% probability +0.23%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Aug 2024, 06:10
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
23 May 2026, 15:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix NULL-deref in init error path In cases where runtime services are not supported or have been disabled, the runtime services workqueue will never have been allocated. Do not try to destroy the workqueue unconditionally in the unlikely event that EFI initialisation fails to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.24%• Percentile: 15%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.178-1 | < 6.1.7-1 | < 6.1.7-1 | < 6.1.7-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 5.4.0-144.161 | < 5.15.0-70.77

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 5.4.0-1097.105 | < 5.15.0-1034.38

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1034.38~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1097.105~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 5.4.0-1099.107+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | < 5.4.0-1104.110 | < 5.15.0-1036.43

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1036.43~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1104.110~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | < 5.15.0-1036.43.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 5.4.0-1104.110+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | < 5.4.0-1059.65 | < 5.15.0-1015.17

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 5.4.0-1073.82 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | < 5.4.0-1101.110 | < 5.15.0-1032.40

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1032.40~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    < 5.4.0-1101.110+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all | < 5.15.0-1031.36

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop

    < 5.4.0-1065.69 | < 5.15.0-1018.23

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1018.23~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4

    all

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References (10)