{"cve":"CVE-2022-48850","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-16T13:15:12.170","modified":"2026-06-17T05:16:22.597","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet-sysfs: add check for netdevice being present to speed_show\n\nWhen bringing down the netdevice or system shutdown, a panic can be\ntriggered while accessing the sysfs path because the device is already\nremoved.\n\n    [  755.549084] mlx5_core 0000:12:00.1: Shutdown was called\n    [  756.404455] mlx5_core 0000:12:00.0: Shutdown was called\n    ...\n    [  757.937260] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at           (null)\n    [  758.031397] IP: [<ffffffff8ee11acb>] dma_pool_alloc+0x1ab/0x280\n\n    crash> bt\n    ...\n    PID: 12649  TASK: ffff8924108f2100  CPU: 1   COMMAND: \"amsd\"\n    ...\n     #9 [ffff89240e1a38b0] page_fault at ffffffff8f38c778\n        [exception RIP: dma_pool_alloc+0x1ab]\n        RIP: ffffffff8ee11acb  RSP: ffff89240e1a3968  RFLAGS: 00010046\n        RAX: 0000000000000246  RBX: ffff89243d874100  RCX: 0000000000001000\n        RDX: 0000000000000000  RSI: 0000000000000246  RDI: ffff89243d874090\n        RBP: ffff89240e1a39c0   R8: 000000000001f080   R9: ffff8905ffc03c00\n        R10: ffffffffc04680d4  R11: ffffffff8edde9fd  R12: 00000000000080d0\n        R13: ffff89243d874090  R14: ffff89243d874080  R15: 0000000000000000\n        ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0018\n    #10 [ffff89240e1a39c8] mlx5_alloc_cmd_msg at ffffffffc04680f3 [mlx5_core]\n    #11 [ffff89240e1a3a18] cmd_exec at ffffffffc046ad62 [mlx5_core]\n    #12 [ffff89240e1a3ab8] mlx5_cmd_exec at ffffffffc046b4fb [mlx5_core]\n    #13 [ffff89240e1a3ae8] mlx5_core_access_reg at ffffffffc0475434 [mlx5_core]\n    #14 [ffff89240e1a3b40] mlx5e_get_fec_caps at ffffffffc04a7348 [mlx5_core]\n    #15 [ffff89240e1a3bb0] get_fec_supported_advertised at ffffffffc04992bf [mlx5_core]\n    #16 [ffff89240e1a3c08] mlx5e_get_link_ksettings at ffffffffc049ab36 [mlx5_core]\n    #17 [ffff89240e1a3ce8] __ethtool_get_link_ksettings at ffffffff8f25db46\n    #18 [ffff89240e1a3d48] speed_show at ffffffff8f277208\n    #19 [ffff89240e1a3dd8] dev_attr_show at ffffffff8f0b70e3\n    #20 [ffff89240e1a3df8] sysfs_kf_seq_show at ffffffff8eedbedf\n    #21 [ffff89240e1a3e18] kernfs_seq_show at ffffffff8eeda596\n    #22 [ffff89240e1a3e28] seq_read at ffffffff8ee76d10\n    #23 [ffff89240e1a3e98] kernfs_fop_read at ffffffff8eedaef5\n    #24 [ffff89240e1a3ed8] vfs_read at ffffffff8ee4e3ff\n    #25 [ffff89240e1a3f08] sys_read at ffffffff8ee4f27f\n    #26 [ffff89240e1a3f50] system_call_fastpath at ffffffff8f395f92\n\n    crash> net_device.state ffff89443b0c0000\n      state = 0x5  (__LINK_STATE_START| __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER)\n\nTo prevent this scenario, we also make sure that the netdevice is present.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/081369ad088a76429984483b8a5f7e967a125aad","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a79f380b3e10edf6caa9aac90163a5d7a282204","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4224cfd7fb6523f7a9d1c8bb91bb5df1e38eb624","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75fc8363227a999e8f3d17e2eb28dce5600dcd3f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8879b5313e9fa5e0c6d6812a0d25d83aed0110e2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-48850","score":0.00211,"percentile":0.11386,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}