What is CVE-2022-49095?

CVE-2022-49095 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.23 onward and patched in 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. CVE-2022-49095 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49095?

CVE-2022-49095 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-2022-49095?

Yes, CVE-2022-49095 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.23 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49095 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49095 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-49095

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: zorro7xx: Fix a resource leak in zorro7xx_remove_one() The error handling path of the probe releases a resource that is not freed in the remove function. In some cases, a ioremap() must be undone. Add the missing iounmap() call in the remove function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-09-23

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-401

CVE-2022-49095 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.23 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 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

≥ 2.6.23

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.311 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.276 4.14.x ✓ 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-2022-49095 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/16ed828b872d12ccba8f07bcc446ae89ba662f9c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e0c01319dedf1e63ec5df37ead048e17afd92ba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34a47f7ddb4fd1cbd12397aa6f7dad1de08b4050
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49095

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-09-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49095?

CVE-2022-49095 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.23 onward and has been patched in 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. CVE-2022-49095 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49095?

CVE-2022-49095 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-2022-49095?

Yes — CVE-2022-49095 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.23 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49095 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49095 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →