5.5

CVE-2022-48958: ethernet: aeroflex: fix potential skb leak in greth_init_rings()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48958DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48958
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48958 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, 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
0.24%
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 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1SUSE-SU-2024:4100-1SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1SUSE-SU-2025:0034-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethernet: aeroflex: fix potential skb leak in greth_init_rings() The greth_init_rings() function won't free the newly allocated skb when dma_mapping_error() returns error, so add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it. Compile tested only.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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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.

Ubuntu113 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-206.217 | < 5.4.0-144.161 | < 5.15.0-67.74
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1151.164 | < 5.4.0-1097.105 | < 5.15.0-1031.35
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < 223654e2e2c8d05347cd8e300f8d1ec6023103dd | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < cb1e293f858e5e1152b8791047ed4bdaaf392189 | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < bfaa8f6c5b84b295dd73b0138b57c5555ca12b1c | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < 99669d94ce145389f1d6f197e6e18ed50d43fb76 | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < 87277bdf2c370ab2d07cfe77dfa9b37f82bbe1e5 | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < c7adcbd0fd3fde1b19150c3e955fb4a30c5bd9b7 | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < dd62867a6383f78f75f07039394aac25924a3307 | ≥ d4c41139df6e74c6fff0cbac43e51cab782133be, < 063a932b64db3317ec020c94466fe52923a15f60 | 2.6.34
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.34, < 4.9.336 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.302 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.269 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.227 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.159 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.83 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.13 | 6.1:rc1 | 6.1:rc2 | 6.1:rc3 | 6.1:rc4 | 6.1:rc5 | 6.1:rc6 | 6.1:rc7 | 6.1:rc8
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.4-1

3 vendors · 116 products

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