CVE-2022-48502 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2022-48502?

CVE-2022-48502 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.2. The ntfs3 subsystem does not properly check for correctness during disk reads, leading to an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_set_ea in fs/ntfs3/xattr.c.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48502?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Netapp H300s, Netapp H410c, Netapp H410s, Netapp H500s, Netapp H700s.

How do I fix CVE-2022-48502?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-48502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-48502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-27060, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48502, GHSA-6fc4-88rc-xvr2, OESA-2023-1361, OESA-2023-1362, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48502.