What is CVE-2022-49102?

CVE-2022-49102 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 5.1 onward and patched in 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and others. CVE-2022-49102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49102?

CVE-2022-49102 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-2022-49102?

Yes, CVE-2022-49102 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49102 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49102 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-2022-49102

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: habanalabs: fix possible memory leak in MMU DR fini This patch fixes what seems to be copy paste error. We will have a memory leak if the host-resident shadow is NULL (which will likely happen as the DR and HR are not dependent).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

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-401

CVE-2022-49102 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 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-49102 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/12e49aefda2e04b07604f13e03f40027cbeb0dc6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30058d3a83cfe8c6aacbfe5ab13c01dd0c1799e3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d421fb7a9eddd8ce0a05641a3db97283fe20699
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49102

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49102?

CVE-2022-49102 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 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and others. CVE-2022-49102 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49102?

CVE-2022-49102 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-2022-49102?

Yes — CVE-2022-49102 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49102 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49102 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 →