CVE-2022-49523

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 2026-08-15.

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

2026-08-15 12:22Z20 DAYS 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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

19e76b5f1a282eb3548ec9239194a54c56d653cf05be10387f2404ba6c556629

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60afa4f4e1350c876d8a061182a70c224de275dd
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/451b9076903a057b7b8d5b24dc84b3e436a1c743
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b9c54caef58d2b55074710952cda70540722c01
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f15e67af9bec5a69e815e0230a70cffddae371a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/161c64de239c7018e0295e7e0520a19f00aa32dc