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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U H N N 5.5 .0023 14.0 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 3cf3227a21d1fb020fe26128e60321bd2151e922 – — Linux 5.6 – 5.10.99
TIMELINE Jun 20 Reserved by Linux Jun 20 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-48720 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macsec: Fix offload support for NETDEV_UNREGISTER event Current macsec netdev notify handler handles NETDEV_UNREGISTER event by releasing relevant SW resources only, this causes resources leak in case of macsec HW offload, as the underlay driver was not notified to clean it's macsec offload resources. Fix by calling the underlay driver to clean it's relevant resources by moving offload handling from macsec_dellink() to macsec_common_dellink() when handling NETDEV_UNREGISTER event.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| June 20, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-48720 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2022-48720 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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