What is CVE-2022-49054?

CVE-2022-49054 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.12 onward and patched in 5.15.35, 5.17.4 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49054 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49054?

CVE-2022-49054 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-2022-49054?

Yes, CVE-2022-49054 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.35, 5.17.4 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49054 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49054 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49054

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Drivers: hv: vmbus: Deactivate sysctl_record_panic_msg by default in isolated guests hv_panic_page might contain guest-sensitive information, do not dump it over to Hyper-V by default in isolated guests. While at it, update some comments in hyperv_{panic,die}_event().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-10-14

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.35, 5.17.4, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.12

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.35 5.15.x ✓ 5.17.4 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49054 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/1b576e81d31b56b248316b8ff816b1cc5c4407c7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6230bc50d6d21cae4c084766623d0a6d17958721
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f8b577f7b43b2170628d6c537252785dcc2dcea
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49054

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-10-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49054?

CVE-2022-49054 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.12 onward and has been patched in 5.15.35, 5.17.4 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49054 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49054?

CVE-2022-49054 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-2022-49054?

Yes — CVE-2022-49054 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.35, 5.17.4 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49054 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49054 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.