CVE-2022-49931

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 17.9% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2025-05-01 14:11Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:56Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-05-01

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1750306b730ead33672ba2de278c0202d8433f845e9e63c5f90e22b823feb9e4

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25760a41e3802f54aadcc31385543665ab349b8e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c4260f8f188df32414a5ecad63e8b934c2aa3f0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba95409d6b580501ff6d78efd00064f7df669926
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8bcff99b07cc175a6ee12a52db51cdd2229586c
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1afac08b39d85437187bb2a92d89a741b1078f55