CVE-2022-48939 | bpf: Add schedule points in batch ops

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Add schedule points in batch ops syzbot reported various soft lockups caused by bpf batch operations. INFO: task kworker/1:1:27 blocked for more than 140 seconds. INFO: task hung in rcu_barrier Nothing prevents batch ops to process huge amount of data, we need to add schedule points in them. Note that maybe_wait_bpf_programs(map) calls from generic_map_delete_batch() can be factorized by moving the call after the loop. This will be done later in -next tree once we get this fix merged, unless there is strong opinion doing this optimization sooner.

Published: 2024-08-22 Last update: 2024-08-22 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-48939 is rated Low Risk (13.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-48939

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.07% 0.01% -0.06%
2 2025-11-18 0.02% 0.07% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 0.02%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-48939

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
1.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-48939

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-48939

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-48939 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-48939
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48939
suse medium CVE-2022-48939 severity moderate: SUSE including 392 source package names (15.5.25.4:kernel-default-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.80.2, 15.5.25.4:kernel-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.80.2, …), 631 product×package rows across 96 product lines (Container bci/bci-sle15-kernel-module-devel, Container suse/sle-micro/base-5.5, … (96 product lines)): Fixed 296, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 104. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-48939/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-48939 medium priority: Ubuntu including 121 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 542 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 247, ignored 138, not-affected 100, released 57. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-48939

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-48939

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.6, < 5.10.103 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.26 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.12 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-48939

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