Go to homepageCyberStrike

Menu

Star on GitHub · 3.2k
Sign inDownload

CVE-2022-48750

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (nct6775) Fix crash in clear_caseopen Paweł Marciniak reports the following crash, observed when clearing the chassis in…

Published Jun 20, 2024CWE-476EPSS 0.22%

Overview

CVE-2022-48750 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (nct6775) Fix crash in clear_caseopen

Paweł Marciniak reports the following crash, observed when clearing

the chassis intrusion alarm.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028

PGD 0 P4D 0

Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI

CPU: 3 PID: 4815 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 5.16.2-200.fc35.x86_64 #1

Hardware name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M./Z97 Extreme4, BIOS P2.60A 05/03/2018

RIP: 0010:clear_caseopen+0x5a/0x120 [nct6775]

Code: 68 70 e8 e9 32 b1 e3 85 c0 0f 85 d2 00 00 00 48 83 7c 24 ...

RSP: 0018:ffffabcb02803dd8 EFLAGS: 00010246

RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000000

RDX: ffff8e8808192880 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8e87c7509a68

RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 000000000000000a

R10: 000000000000000a R11: f000000000000000 R12: 000000000000001f

R13: ffff8e87c7509828 R14: ffff8e87c7509a68 R15: ffff8e88494527a0

FS: 00007f4

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/79da533d3cc717ccc05ddbd3190da8a72bc2408bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb7d12f2e4a4d694f49e9b4ebb352f7b67cdfbbRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/79da533d3cc717ccc05ddbd3190da8a72bc2408bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb7d12f2e4a4d694f49e9b4ebb352f7b67cdfbb

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48750?

CVE-2022-48750 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-48750?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-48750?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-48750?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-48750 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

Related MEDIUM CVEs from 2022

View all
Browse by year2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999