CVE-2022-49473

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

0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 17.3% 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 2026-06-17.

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 02:13Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:00Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-02-26

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cd6b18290e36c7b73e407e15730b271614d012e650b3be08609153dc5f8602dc

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/510e879420b410d88c612aecc6ca15dc6fe77473
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a3966b950b37a6f10c5f9caee15b4cdcf5a7413
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d748ff8fbb3a5296bddd586445dc692b079cbe3d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554df0f70bff1ace6d2df2fcaddbc9b7bd509de2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34840c4eb3278a7c29c9c57a65ce7541c66f9f2