CVE-2022-49168

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 21.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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 01:55Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:54Z1 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-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

41006f21d4592d70640b8020ae406c7a8b74656d269c184764bb594a95ba7be1

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e1d15d2bd8c373cf621614ddd17971a2132713
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7170875083254b51fcc5d67f96640977083f481e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e76c78c48902dae6fa612749f59162bca0a79e0b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1cb11fb45ebbb1e7dfe5e9038b32ea72c184b14
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbc3001a3264d998d6b6db3e23f935c158abd4d