What is CVE-2022-49027?

CVE-2022-49027 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and patched in 5.10.158, 5.15.82, 6.0.12 and others. CVE-2022-49027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49027?

CVE-2022-49027 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49027?

Yes, CVE-2022-49027 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.158, 5.15.82, 6.0.12 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49027 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49027

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: Fix error handling in iavf_init_module() The iavf_init_module() won't destroy workqueue when pci_register_driver() failed. Call destroy_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed to prevent the resource leak. Similar to the handling of u132_hcd_init in commit f276e002793c ("usb: u132-hcd: fix resource leak")

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

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.158, 5.15.82, 6.0.12, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.6

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.158 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.82 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.12 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49027 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/0d9f5bd54b913018031c5b964fc1f9a31f5f6cb5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227d8d2f7f2278b8468c5531b0cd0f2a905b4486
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971c55f0763b480e63ceb7a22beb19be2509e5ed
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49027

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-2022-49027?

CVE-2022-49027 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and has been patched in 5.10.158, 5.15.82, 6.0.12 and others. CVE-2022-49027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49027?

CVE-2022-49027 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:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49027?

Yes — CVE-2022-49027 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.158, 5.15.82, 6.0.12 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49027 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49027 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.