CVE-2022-49179

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

0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.4% 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 2026-08-13.

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

2026-08-12 23:58Z23 DAYS 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

2d677e668c3d8ad296fdd1bf50013e3d1c47a753bfb3c221b8354f01ec8342c9

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4f5a678add58a8a0e7ee5e038496b376ea6d205
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7507ead1e9d42957c2340f2c4a0e9d00034e3366
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f34dea99cd7761156a146a5258a67d045d862f7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87fdfe8589d43e471dffb4c60f75eeb6f37afc4c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c01fced8d38fbccc82787065229578006f28e020
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8410f70977734f21b8ed45c37e925d311dfda2e7