CVE-2022-48638

kernel: cgroup: cgroup_get_from_id() must check the looked-up kn is a directory

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 28, 2024

Updated · October 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in which certain cgroup configurations could cause a kernel panic, resulting in a Denial of Service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-588 · Attempt to Access Child of a Non-structure Pointer