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CVE-2022-48911MEDIUM
Linux Linux — netfilter: nf_queue: fix possible use-after-free
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0022   12.2     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    271b72c7fa82c2c7a795bc16896149933110672d –  —
  Linux    2.6.29 –                                    4.9.305
TIMELINE
  Aug 21  Reserved by Linux
  Aug 22  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-48911 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-416 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_queue: fix possible use-after-free Eric Dumazet says: The sock_hold() side seems suspect, because there is no guarantee that sk_refcnt is not already 0. On failure, we cannot queue the packet and need to indicate an error. The packet will be dropped by the caller. v2: split skb prefetch hunk into separate change

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
August 22, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-48911 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux271b72c7fa82c2c7a795bc16896149933110672d
LinuxLinux2.6.294.9.305

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-48911 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-48911 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.