Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-48620
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in the libuev package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
uev (aka libuev) before 2.4.1 has a buffer overflow in epoll_wait if maxevents is a large number.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libuev | 2.4.0-1.1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Debian:13 | libuev | 2.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Debian:14 | libuev | 2.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libuev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libuev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libuev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libuev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48620 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libuev | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48620 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/issues/27
- https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/compare/v2.4.0...v2.4.1
- https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/commit/2d9f1c9ce655cc38511aeeb6e95ac30914f7aec9
- FEDORA-2024-75e1256954 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-d6a850992f vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-40fbf3ee48 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2J4UB4KXWCCTZCE53B6SFIREZ57INK7T/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E6RLVLJGDKTEVJP446TFDANHB4LHRAOP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/P2XZESYGE6XDWAPFUOX26ZWJV2JWMMM5/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00026.html