What is CVE-2022-49035?

CVE-2022-49035 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.8 onward and patched in 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. CVE-2022-49035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49035?

CVE-2022-49035 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-2022-49035?

Yes, CVE-2022-49035 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49035 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49035

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: s5p_cec: limit msg.len to CEC_MAX_MSG_SIZE I expect that the hardware will have limited this to 16, but just in case it hasn't, check for this corner case.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-02

Last modified 2025-10-01

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-770

CVE-2022-49035 is classified as CWE-770

See CWE-770 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265, 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78, 6.0.8, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.8

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.333 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.299 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.265 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.224 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.154 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.78 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.8 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49035 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/1609231f86760c1f6a429de7913dd795b9faa08c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2654e785bd4aa2439cdffbe7dc1ea30a0eddbfe4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a449430ecfb199b99ba58af63c467eb53500b39
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49035

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-02

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49035?

CVE-2022-49035 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.8 onward and has been patched in 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. CVE-2022-49035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49035?

CVE-2022-49035 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-2022-49035?

Yes — CVE-2022-49035 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49035 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.