CVE-2022-49096

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 17.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-02-26 01:54Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:53Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-02-26

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e55c3f84f7bf77a58841f170b36e3b6b2f66ef04110e8e964c46a164bc440d51

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7a824fda8732578d1014fad1f7fb0363705090
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8c46bc358d84701e7f7ffa054037db25f25da0e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcc85e1593686e42c6749ef3d356db34759d59e8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/059a47f1da93811d37533556d67e72f2261b1127