CVE-2022-48619

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.10. An attacker can cause a denial of service (panic) because input_set_capability mishandles the situation in which an event code falls outside of a bitmap.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 3.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 12, 2024

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.10
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/409353cbe9fe48f6bc196114c442b1cff05a39bc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/409353cbe9fe48f6bc196114c442b1cff05a39bc

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.257.263) @ xenial	2026-05-24	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10	2024-09-24	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10	2024-09-24	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

All Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-24 10:29 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 10:29 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-24 10:29 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-48619?

CVE-2022-48619 is a medium vulnerability published on January 12, 2024. An issue was discovered in drivers/input/input.c in the Linux kernel before 5.17.10. An attacker can cause a denial of service (panic) because inputsetcapability mishandles the situation in which an event code falls outside of a bitmap.

When was CVE-2022-48619 disclosed?

CVE-2022-48619 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 12, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-48619 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48619 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-48619?

CVE-2022-48619 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-48619?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-48619, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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