BlackTreeIndependent security intelligence
← Back to the CVE catalogue
Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2022-48425High confidence

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid kfree because it does not validate MFT flags before replaying logs

n/a · n/a

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

Select the national-authority views to include. The exact source language is shown on each matched advisory. Your choice is remembered on this device and encoded in the shareable URL.

Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-51121

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid kfree because it does not validate MFT flags before replaying logs.

What

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid kfree because it does not validate MFT flags before replaying logs.

Why

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel through 6.2.7, fs/ntfs3/inode.c has an invalid kfree because it does not validate MFT flags before replaying logs.

Why

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-763

CWE-763: Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-763
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2023-0680Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0911Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

rité Ubuntu USN-6464-1 du 31 octobre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6464-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6465-1 du 31 octobre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6465-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6465-2 du 01 novembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6465-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6466-1 du 31 octobre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6466-1 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45886 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45886 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45887 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45919 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45919 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48425 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0597 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0597 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1206 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1380 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1380 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20569 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20588 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20588 Référence CVE CVE-2023-21264 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21264 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2156 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2156 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31083 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0813Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

16-1 du 04 octobre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6416-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6417-1 du 04 octobre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6417-1 Référence CVE CVE-2021-4001 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4001 Référence CVE CVE-2022-27672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27672 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40982 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40982 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45886 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45886 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45887 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45887 Référence CVE CVE-2022-45919 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45919 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48425 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1206 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20569 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20588 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20588 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2156 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2156 Référence CVE CVE-2023-25775 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25775 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3212 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3338 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3338 Référence CVE CVE-2023-37453 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0775Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

Ubuntu USN-6385-1 du 19 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6385-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6386-1 du 19 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6386-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6387-1 du 19 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6387-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6388-1 du 19 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6388-1 Référence CVE CVE-2022-27672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27672 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40982 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40982 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4269 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4269 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48425 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0458 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0458 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1075 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1075 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1076 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1076 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1206 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1380 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1380 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1611 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1611 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2002 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20588 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20588

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0751Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

rity/notices/USN-6338-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6339-2 du 08 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6339-3 du 11 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-3 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6340-2 du 08 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6340-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6342-2 du 08 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6342-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-6357-1 du 11 septembre 2023 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6357-1 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40982 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40982 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48425 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2002 Référence CVE CVE-2023-20593 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20593 Référence CVE CVE-2023-21255 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21255 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2163 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2163 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2269 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2269 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2898 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2898 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2985 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2985 Référence CVE CVE-2023-31084 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0726Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

ecord?id=CVE-2022-27672 Référence CVE CVE-2022-28733 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28733 Référence CVE CVE-2022-28734 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28734 Référence CVE CVE-2022-28735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28735 Référence CVE CVE-2022-28736 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28736 Référence CVE CVE-2022-28737 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28737 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3775 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3775 Référence CVE CVE-2022-40982 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40982 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4269 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4269 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48425 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48502 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48502 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0458 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0458 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0590 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0590 Référence CVE CVE-2023-0597 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0597 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1206 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1611 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1611 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1855 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1855 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1990

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
n/a
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 19 Mar 2023 · Last source change 26 Feb 2025, 19:56 UTC · CWE-763 · Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-51121
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates →

No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-48425 · cve.blacktree.nl