8.4
HIGH
CVE-2022-48754
Linux Kernel Phylib Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phylib: fix potential use-after-free Commit bafbdd527d56 ("phylib: Add device reset GPIO support") added call to phy_device_reset(phydev) after the put_device() call in phy_detach(). The comment before the put_device() call says that the phydev might go away with put_device(). Fix potential use-after-free by calling phy_device_reset() before put_device().

INFO

Published Date :

June 20, 2024, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 24, 2025, 6:17 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-48754 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-48754 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.19 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.5 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.96 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.176 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 4.19.228
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d271760b037ce0806d687ee6057edc8afd4205 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d271760b037ce0806d687ee6057edc8afd4205 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aefaccd19379d6c4620269a162bfb88ff687f289 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aefaccd19379d6c4620269a162bfb88ff687f289 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd024e36f68174b1793906c39ca16cee0c9295c2 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd024e36f68174b1793906c39ca16cee0c9295c2 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2fab10fc5e7a3aa1bb0a68a3abdcf3e37852af Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2fab10fc5e7a3aa1bb0a68a3abdcf3e37852af Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbda1b16687580d5beee38273f6241ae3725960c Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbda1b16687580d5beee38273f6241ae3725960c Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39027cbada43b33566c312e6be3db654ca3ad17 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39027cbada43b33566c312e6be3db654ca3ad17 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d271760b037ce0806d687ee6057edc8afd4205
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aefaccd19379d6c4620269a162bfb88ff687f289
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd024e36f68174b1793906c39ca16cee0c9295c2
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2fab10fc5e7a3aa1bb0a68a3abdcf3e37852af
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbda1b16687580d5beee38273f6241ae3725960c
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39027cbada43b33566c312e6be3db654ca3ad17
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phylib: fix potential use-after-free Commit bafbdd527d56 ("phylib: Add device reset GPIO support") added call to phy_device_reset(phydev) after the put_device() call in phy_detach(). The comment before the put_device() call says that the phydev might go away with put_device(). Fix potential use-after-free by calling phy_device_reset() before put_device().
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d271760b037ce0806d687ee6057edc8afd4205 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f39027cbada43b33566c312e6be3db654ca3ad17 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd024e36f68174b1793906c39ca16cee0c9295c2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aefaccd19379d6c4620269a162bfb88ff687f289 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2fab10fc5e7a3aa1bb0a68a3abdcf3e37852af [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbda1b16687580d5beee38273f6241ae3725960c [No types assigned]
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