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medium 5.5

CVE-2022-48619 json

An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.10.

published 2024-01-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-51314

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.10. An attacker can cause a denial of service (panic) because input_set_capability mishandles the situation in which an event code falls outside of a bitmap.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.17.10
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.17.11-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48619

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-191.202
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-126.142
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-47.51
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1139.150
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1085.92
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1019.23
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1089.97
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1017.23

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48619

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:7000RHSA-2024:7001

  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Workstation Extension 12 SP5 +2 more 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 4.12.14-122.216.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1
  • kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.182.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1870-1SUSE-SU-2024:1669-1SUSE-SU-2024:1646-1SUSE-SU-2024:1643-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:7000ALSA-2024:7001

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:7000RLSA-2024:7001

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.148.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-33499

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-48619 updated cvss 5.5

kernel: event code falling outside of a bitmap in input_set_capability() leads to panic

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:7000
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:7001
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 8 rhoai/odh-rhel8-operator v2.13.1-2, rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel8 v2.13.1-1, rhoai/odh-modelmesh-rhel8 v2.13.1-1, rhoai/odh-operator-bundle v2.13.1-2, rhoai/odh-rhel8-operator v2.14.0-24, rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel8 v2.14.0-11, +56 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2024:8413
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
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References

Sources

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