CVE-2022-49668

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 17.7% 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 02:24Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:04Z3 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-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

dc09f1a004268fa71dde3cbac97d0a184039396d32b53cdf3053533d28177d0d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdecd912e99acfd61507f1720d3f4eed1b3418d8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65027fdebbacd40595e96ef7b5d2418f71bddf2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01121e39ef537289926ae6f5374dce92c796d863
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194781229d4cbc804b8ded13156eb8addce87d6c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f44b799603a9b5d2e375b0b2d54dd0b791eddfc2