What is CVE-2022-49108?

CVE-2022-49108 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 5.15 onward and patched in 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49108 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49108?

CVE-2022-49108 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-2022-49108?

Yes, CVE-2022-49108 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49108 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49108 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-2022-49108

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: Fix memory leaks on probe Handle the error branches to free memory where required. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1491825 ("Resource leak")

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-2022-49108 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 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.16.20 5.16.x ✓ 5.17.3 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49108 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/02742d1d5c95cff8b6e9379aae4ab12674f7265d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a688c91d3fd54c53e7a9edd6052cdae98dd99d8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a0b413398588fc2d8b174a79ea715b66413fca
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49108

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-2022-49108?

CVE-2022-49108 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 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49108 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49108?

CVE-2022-49108 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-2022-49108?

Yes — CVE-2022-49108 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.20, 5.17.3 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49108 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49108 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 →