CVE-2022-49048 — ipv6: fix panic when forwarding a pkt with no in6 dev
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: fix panic when forwarding a pkt with no in6 dev kongweibin reported a kernel panic in ip6_forward() when input interface has no in6 dev associated. The following tc commands were used to reproduce this panic: tc qdisc del dev vxlan100 root tc qdisc add dev vxlan100 root netem corrupt 5%
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.7% (30-day exploitation probability)+8
- Technical severity (medium)+3
- Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
version 5.14≥ 5.13.6 and < 5.14≥ 5.10.54 and < 5.10.112≥ 5.4.136 and < 5.4.190≥ 4.19.199 and < 4.19.239version 350e10d217337480158b604bbf6601c50ed161c6≥ ccd27f05ae7b8ebc40af5b004e94517a919aa862 and < e3fa461d8b0e185b7da8a101fe94dfe6dd500ac0≥ ccd27f05ae7b8ebc40af5b004e94517a919aa862 and < e69fb3de87a8923e5931a272a38fa3cceb01da44 and 4 more≥ ccd27f05ae7b8ebc40af5b004e94517a919aa862 and < adee01bbf6cb5b3e4ed08be8ff866aac90f13836≥ 79ec7b5b2f4fe38e5c7459ed0bdff4ef3386ab63 and < a263712ba8c9ded25dd9d2d5ced11bcea5b33a3e≥ 7f4848229e91d508102b30396b8a1b710ac23637 and < ab2f5afb7af5c68389e8c7dd29e0a98fbeaaa435≥ bff0854e2f804f68d3e93d19e4580dbd69777e1d and < 74b68f5249f16c5f7f675d0f604fa6ae20e3a151 |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
version 5.18-rc1version 5.18-rc2≥ 4.19.199 and < 4.19.239version 5.14-rc7version 5.14-rc6version 5.14-rc5version 5.14-rc4version 5.14-rc3 and 7 moreversion 5.14-rc2version 5.14≥ 5.16 and < 5.17.4≥ 5.14.1 and < 5.15.35≥ 5.13.6 and < 5.14≥ 5.10.54 and < 5.10.112≥ 5.4.136 and < 5.4.190 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 3.9 | 3.6 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | 1.8 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.5 | CVSS 3.1 | Medium | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · linux/linux kernel
- CVSS changed · 5.5
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
8 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e69fb3de87a8923e5931a272a38fa3cceb01da44
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a263712ba8c9ded25dd9d2d5ced11bcea5b33a3e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/adee01bbf6cb5b3e4ed08be8ff866aac90f13836
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab2f5afb7af5c68389e8c7dd29e0a98fbeaaa435
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3fa461d8b0e185b7da8a101fe94dfe6dd500ac0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/74b68f5249f16c5f7f675d0f604fa6ae20e3a151
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49048
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv5h-q6gh-5q7w
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No CWE classification.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2022-49048 is "ipv6: fix panic when forwarding a pkt with no in6 dev", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.69% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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