DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48879

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CVE-2022-48879
Published: 21 Aug 2024, 07:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Aug 2024, 07:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:24
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

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

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

References (1)