What is CVE-2022-49074?

CVE-2022-49074 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.17 onward and patched in 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111 and others. CVE-2022-49074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49074?

CVE-2022-49074 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-2022-49074?

Yes, CVE-2022-49074 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49074 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49074

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/gic-v3: Fix GICR_CTLR.RWP polling It turns out that our polling of RWP is totally wrong when checking for it in the redistributors, as we test the *distributor* bit index, whereas it is a different bit number in the RDs... Oopsie boo. This is embarassing. Not only because it is wrong, but also because it took *8 years* to notice the blunder... Just fix the damn thing.

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 3.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.17

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.238 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.189 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.111 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.34 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.20 5.16.x ✓ 5.17.3 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49074 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/0df6664531a12cdd8fc873f0cac0dcb40243d3e9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c07cc242baf83f0bddbbd9d7945d0bee56d8b57
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e1eb4811f53f5f60c788297d978515e7a2637a
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49074

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-2022-49074?

CVE-2022-49074 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.17 onward and has been patched in 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111 and others. CVE-2022-49074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49074?

CVE-2022-49074 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-2022-49074?

Yes — CVE-2022-49074 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49074 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49074 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.