What is CVE-2022-49012?

CVE-2022-49012 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.0.12 and 6.1. CVE-2022-49012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49012?

CVE-2022-49012 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49012?

Yes, CVE-2022-49012 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.12 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49012 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49012

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix server->active leak in afs_put_server The atomic_read was accidentally replaced with atomic_inc_return, which prevents the server from getting cleaned up and causes rmmod to hang with a warning: Can't purge s=00000001

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-10-24

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-459

CVE-2022-49012 is classified as CWE-459

See CWE-459 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.0.12, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.0.12 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49012 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5078548c29c735f71b05053659c0cb294e738ad
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef4d3ea40565a781c25847e9cb96c1bd9f462bc6
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49012

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-10-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49012?

CVE-2022-49012 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.0.12 and 6.1. CVE-2022-49012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49012?

CVE-2022-49012 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49012?

Yes — CVE-2022-49012 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.12 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49012 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49012 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.