01 Record

CVE-2022-49890

capabilities: fix potential memleak on error path from vfs_getxattr_alloc()

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux

CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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02 Description

capabilities: fix potential memleak on error path from vfs_getxattr_alloc()

03 Exploitation and scoring

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

0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 11.0% 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.

04 Metadata

Published

2025-05-01 14:10Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:08Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-05-01

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

d18307983e69f68729ab48f35e29e007872615c54a1faeaff35db320707915a7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

LinuxLinux8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < 6bb00eb21c0fbf18e5d3538c9ff0cf63fd0ace85, 8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < 90577bcc01c4188416a47269f8433f70502abe98, 8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < 0c3e6288da650d1ec911a259c77bc2d88e498603, 8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < cdf01c807e974048c43c7fd3ca574f6086a57906, 8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < 2de8eec8afb75792440b8900a01d52b8f6742fd1, 8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < 7480aeff0093d8c54377553ec6b31110bea37b4d, 8db6c34f1dbc8e06aa016a9b829b06902c3e1340 to < 8cf0a1bc12870d148ae830a4ba88cfdf0e879cee, 4.14—

06 References

git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb00eb21c0fbf18e5d3538c9ff0cf63fd0ace85
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90577bcc01c4188416a47269f8433f70502abe98
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3e6288da650d1ec911a259c77bc2d88e498603
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf01c807e974048c43c7fd3ca574f6086a57906
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2de8eec8afb75792440b8900a01d52b8f6742fd1
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7480aeff0093d8c54377553ec6b31110bea37b4d
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cf0a1bc12870d148ae830a4ba88cfdf0e879cee

01 Record index

CVE-2022-49890

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2022-49890

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References