Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
- EPSS is 0.27% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-49722High confidence
ice: Fix memory corruption in VF driver
Linux · Linux
7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix
Fix availability varies by productHigh technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:Medium, lowered one band.downgradedsince 5 Aug 2026
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Linux Linux and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Remediation availability differs by product scope
Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
- Canonical Ubuntu Security: 1 affected package state with no published fix
Distribution package intelligence
5 package statesRelease-specific package status
Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.
Package result overrides the generic status
BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 1 affected package state shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.
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.
| Distribution release | Source package | Vendor state | Fixed version | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian trixietrixie · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 5.18.14-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian bookwormbookworm · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 5.18.14-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian forkyforky · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 5.18.14-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Debian sidsid · source | linux | Vendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release. | 5.18.14-1 | Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive | linux-raspi-realtime | Affected, 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 feed | Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026 |
High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.
Fix availability varies by product01
What, why and how
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix memory corruption in VF driver Disable VF's RX/TX queues, when it's disabled. VF can have queues enabled, when it requests a reset. If PF driver assumes that VF is disabled, while VF still has queues configured, VF may unmap DMA resources. In such scenario device still can map packets to memory, which ends up silently corrupting it. Previously, VF driver could experience memory corruption, which lead to crash: [ 5119.170157] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 00001b9780003237 [ 5119.170166] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 5119.170173] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT_RT SMP PTI [ 5119.170181] CPU: 30 PID: 427592 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W I --------- - - 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8.x86_64 #1 [ 5119.170189] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R740/014X06, BIOS 2.3.10 08/15/2019 [ 5119.170193] Workqueue: iavf iavf_adminq_task [iavf] [ 5119.170219] RIP: 0010:__page_frag_cache_drain+0x5/0x30 [ 5119.170238] Code: 0f 0f b6 77 51 85 f6 74 07 31 d2 e9 05 df ff ff e9 90 fe ff ff 48 8b 05 49 db 33 01 eb b4 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 <f0> 29 77 34 74 01 c3 48 8b 07 f6 c4 80 74 0f 0f b6 77 51 85 f6 74 [ 5119.170244] RSP: 0018:ffffa43b0bdcfd78 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 5119.170250] RAX: ffffffff896b3e40 RBX: ffff8fb282524000 RCX: 0000000000000002 [ 5119.170254] RDX: 0000000049000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00001b9780003203 [ 5119.170259] RBP: ffff8fb248217b00 R08: 0000000000000022 R09: 0000000000000009 [ 5119.170262] R10: 2b849d6300000000 R11: 0000000000000020 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170265] R13: 0000000000001000 R14: 0000000000000009 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170269] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fb1201c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 5119.170274] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 5119.170279] CR2: 00001b9780003237 CR3: 00000008f3e1a003 CR4: 00000000007726e0 [ 5119.170283] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170286] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 5119.170290] PKRU: 55555554 [ 5119.170292] Call Trace: [ 5119.170298] iavf_clean_rx_ring+0xad/0x110 [iavf] [ 5119.170324] iavf_free_rx_resources+0xe/0x50 [iavf] [ 5119.170342] iavf_free_all_rx_resources.part.51+0x30/0x40 [iavf] [ 5119.170358] iavf_virtchnl_completion+0xd8a/0x15b0 [iavf] [ 5119.170377] ? iavf_clean_arq_element+0x210/0x280 [iavf] [ 5119.170397] iavf_adminq_task+0x126/0x2e0 [iavf] [ 5119.170416] process_one_work+0x18f/0x420 [ 5119.170429] worker_thread+0x30/0x370 [ 5119.170437] ? process_one_work+0x420/0x420 [ 5119.170445] kthread+0x151/0x170 [ 5119.170452] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 [ 5119.170460] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 [ 5119.170477] Modules linked in: iavf sctp ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel mlx4_en mlx4_core nfp tls vhost_net vhost vhost_iotlb tap tun xt_CHECKSUM ipt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink bridge stp llc rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache sunrpc intel_rapl_msr iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support dell_smbios wmi_bmof dell_wmi_descriptor dcdbas kvm_intel kvm irqbypass intel_rapl_common isst_if_common skx_edac irdma nfit libnvdimm x86_pkg_temp_thermal i40e intel_powerclamp coretemp crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel ib_uverbs rapl ipmi_ssif intel_cstate intel_uncore mei_me pcspkr acpi_ipmi ib_core mei lpc_ich i2c_i801 ipmi_si ipmi_devintf wmi ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter xfs libcrc32c sd_mod t10_pi sg mgag200 drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops ice ahci drm libahci crc32c_intel libata tg3 megaraid_sas [ 5119.170613] i2c_algo_bit dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod fuse [last unloaded: iavf] [ 5119.170627] CR2: 00001b9780003237
What
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix memory corruption in VF driver Disable VF's RX/TX queues, when it's disabled. VF can have queues enabled, when it requests a reset. If PF driver assumes that VF is disabled, while VF still has queues configured, VF may unmap DMA resources. In such scenario device still can map packets to memory, which ends up silently corrupting it. Previously, VF driver could experience memory corruption, which lead to crash: [ 5119.170157] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 00001b9780003237 [ 5119.170166] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 5119.170173] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT_RT SMP PTI [ 5119.170181] CPU: 30 PID: 427592 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W I --------- - - 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8.x86_64 #1 [ 5119.170189] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R740/014X06, BIOS 2.3.10 08/15/2019 [ 5119.170193] Workqueue: iavf iavf_adminq_task [iavf] [ 5119.170219] RIP: 0010:__page_frag_cache_drain+0x5/0x30 [ 5119.170238] Code: 0f 0f b6 77 51 85 f6 74 07 31 d2 e9 05 df ff ff e9 90 fe ff ff 48 8b 05 49 db 33 01 eb b4 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 <f0> 29 77 34 74 01 c3 48 8b 07 f6 c4 80 74 0f 0f b6 77 51 85 f6 74 [ 5119.170244] RSP: 0018:ffffa43b0bdcfd78 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 5119.170250] RAX: ffffffff896b3e40 RBX: ffff8fb282524000 RCX: 0000000000000002 [ 5119.170254] RDX: 0000000049000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00001b9780003203 [ 5119.170259] RBP: ffff8fb248217b00 R08: 0000000000000022 R09: 0000000000000009 [ 5119.170262] R10: 2b849d6300000000 R11: 0000000000000020 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170265] R13: 0000000000001000 R14: 0000000000000009 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170269] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fb1201c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 5119.170274] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 5119.170279] CR2: 00001b9780003237 CR3: 00000008f3e1a003 CR4: 00000000007726e0 [ 5119.170283] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170286] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 5119.170290] PKRU: 55555554 [ 5119.170292] Call Trace: [ 5119.170298] iavf_clean_rx_ring+0xad/0x110 [iavf] [ 5119.170324] iavf_free_rx_resources+0xe/0x50 [iavf] [ 5119.170342] iavf_free_all_rx_resources.part.51+0x30/0x40 [iavf] [ 5119.170358] iavf_virtchnl_completion+0xd8a/0x15b0 [iavf] [ 5119.170377] ? iavf_clean_arq_element+0x210/0x280 [iavf] [ 5119.170397] iavf_adminq_task+0x126/0x2e0 [iavf] [ 5119.170416] process_one_work+0x18f/0x420 [ 5119.170429] worker_thread+0x30/0x370 [ 5119.170437] ? process_one_work+0x420/0x420 [ 5119.170445] kthread+0x151/0x170 [ 5119.170452] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 [ 5119.170460] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 [ 5119.170477] Modules linked in: iavf sctp ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel mlx4_en mlx4_core nfp tls vhost_net vhost vhost_iotlb tap tun xt_CHECKSUM ipt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink bridge stp llc rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache sunrpc intel_rapl_msr iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support dell_smbios wmi_bmof dell_wmi_descriptor dcdbas kvm_intel kvm irqbypass intel_rapl_common isst_if_common skx_edac irdma nfit libnvdimm x86_pkg_temp_thermal i40e intel_powerclamp coretemp crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel ib_uverbs rapl ipmi_ssif intel_cstate intel_uncore mei_me pcspkr acpi_ipmi ib_core mei lpc_ich i2c_i801 ipmi_si ipmi_devintf wmi ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter xfs libcrc32c sd_mod t10_pi sg mgag200 drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops ice ahci drm libahci crc32c_intel libata tg3 megaraid_sas [ 5119.170613] i2c_algo_bit dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod fuse [last unloaded: iavf] [ 5119.170627] CR2: 00001b9780003237
Why
A bounds error lets data be written beyond the intended memory region, potentially corrupting control data.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
What
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Fix memory corruption in VF driver Disable VF's RX/TX queues, when it's disabled. VF can have queues enabled, when it requests a reset. If PF driver assumes that VF is disabled, while VF still has queues configured, VF may unmap DMA resources. In such scenario device still can map packets to memory, which ends up silently corrupting it. Previously, VF driver could experience memory corruption, which lead to crash: [ 5119.170157] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 00001b9780003237 [ 5119.170166] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 5119.170173] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT_RT SMP PTI [ 5119.170181] CPU: 30 PID: 427592 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W I --------- - - 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8.x86_64 #1 [ 5119.170189] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R740/014X06, BIOS 2.3.10 08/15/2019 [ 5119.170193] Workqueue: iavf iavf_adminq_task [iavf] [ 5119.170219] RIP: 0010:__page_frag_cache_drain+0x5/0x30 [ 5119.170238] Code: 0f 0f b6 77 51 85 f6 74 07 31 d2 e9 05 df ff ff e9 90 fe ff ff 48 8b 05 49 db 33 01 eb b4 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 <f0> 29 77 34 74 01 c3 48 8b 07 f6 c4 80 74 0f 0f b6 77 51 85 f6 74 [ 5119.170244] RSP: 0018:ffffa43b0bdcfd78 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 5119.170250] RAX: ffffffff896b3e40 RBX: ffff8fb282524000 RCX: 0000000000000002 [ 5119.170254] RDX: 0000000049000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00001b9780003203 [ 5119.170259] RBP: ffff8fb248217b00 R08: 0000000000000022 R09: 0000000000000009 [ 5119.170262] R10: 2b849d6300000000 R11: 0000000000000020 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170265] R13: 0000000000001000 R14: 0000000000000009 R15: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170269] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fb1201c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 5119.170274] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 5119.170279] CR2: 00001b9780003237 CR3: 00000008f3e1a003 CR4: 00000000007726e0 [ 5119.170283] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 5119.170286] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 5119.170290] PKRU: 55555554 [ 5119.170292] Call Trace: [ 5119.170298] iavf_clean_rx_ring+0xad/0x110 [iavf] [ 5119.170324] iavf_free_rx_resources+0xe/0x50 [iavf] [ 5119.170342] iavf_free_all_rx_resources.part.51+0x30/0x40 [iavf] [ 5119.170358] iavf_virtchnl_completion+0xd8a/0x15b0 [iavf] [ 5119.170377] ? iavf_clean_arq_element+0x210/0x280 [iavf] [ 5119.170397] iavf_adminq_task+0x126/0x2e0 [iavf] [ 5119.170416] process_one_work+0x18f/0x420 [ 5119.170429] worker_thread+0x30/0x370 [ 5119.170437] ? process_one_work+0x420/0x420 [ 5119.170445] kthread+0x151/0x170 [ 5119.170452] ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 [ 5119.170460] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 [ 5119.170477] Modules linked in: iavf sctp ip6_udp_tunnel udp_tunnel mlx4_en mlx4_core nfp tls vhost_net vhost vhost_iotlb tap tun xt_CHECKSUM ipt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_counter nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink bridge stp llc rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 dns_resolver nfs lockd grace fscache sunrpc intel_rapl_msr iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support dell_smbios wmi_bmof dell_wmi_descriptor dcdbas kvm_intel kvm irqbypass intel_rapl_common isst_if_common skx_edac irdma nfit libnvdimm x86_pkg_temp_thermal i40e intel_powerclamp coretemp crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel ib_uverbs rapl ipmi_ssif intel_cstate intel_uncore mei_me pcspkr acpi_ipmi ib_core mei lpc_ich i2c_i801 ipmi_si ipmi_devintf wmi ipmi_msghandler acpi_power_meter xfs libcrc32c sd_mod t10_pi sg mgag200 drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops ice ahci drm libahci crc32c_intel libata tg3 megaraid_sas [ 5119.170613] i2c_algo_bit dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod fuse [last unloaded: iavf] [ 5119.170627] CR2: 00001b9780003237
Why
A bounds error lets data be written beyond the intended memory region, potentially corrupting control data.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
?
Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 → Out-of-bounds Write → disrupt the affected service
- 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-787 ↗
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CVSS vector
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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:HCommon 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.
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. - Fix availability varies by product
- Action
- Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 26 Feb 2025 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 08:56 UTC · CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54513
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
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.