CVE-2022-49502

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 17.2% 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 19:01Z3 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

c60ed67414fe7f8492606c354b505a9d37dceb19828f12b9e53e31287af6669a

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ddc89437ccefa18279918c19a61fd81527f40b9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eeb4819e94aa69767b9e5591e70c63e8b7c5786a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bbca4d08471bc8404a946bab1aa017dd05199b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cdc768468c25d6b10ab83ec1efd4a8554532d69
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71eb6025305192e646040cd76ccacb5bd48a1b5