CVE-2022-48941

Summary

CVE-2022-48941 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the concurrent reset and removal of Virtual Functions (VFs) in the ice driver, which can lead to system instability. Affected products include various configurations of the ice driver across numerous kernel versions. The issue arises from a change that prevents VFs from sending messages during their removal process, potentially allowing VFs to release their DMA memory prematurely. To remediate this vulnerability, system administrators should apply relevant patches provided through kernel updates. The potential danger posed by this vulnerability is classified as medium severity, with a CVSS base score of 4.7, indicating possible high impacts on availability and requiring local access for exploitation.

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