CVE-2022-49644

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

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

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 19.7% 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 02:23Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:03Z3 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

7e477ec0263ac264d0c86c64aa7bd8fd1229773bad63b9189e0acce96481a68f

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72f231b9a88abcfac9f5ddaa1a0aacb3f9f87ba5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/592f3bad00b7e2a95a6fb7a4f9e742c061c9c3c1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505114dda5bbfd07f4ce9a2df5b7d8ef5f2a1218
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a91522b4279bebb098106a19b91f82b9c3213be9
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85144df9ff4652816448369de76897c57cbb1b93