What is CVE-2022-49113?

CVE-2022-49113 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and patched in 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20 and others. CVE-2022-49113 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49113?

CVE-2022-49113 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-2022-49113?

Yes, CVE-2022-49113 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49113 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49113 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49113

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/secvar: fix refcount leak in format_show() Refcount leak will happen when format_show returns failure in multiple cases. Unified management of of_node_put can fix this problem.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.5

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-49113 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/02222bf4f0a27f6eba66d1f597cdb5daadd51829
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a71e3ecd829a82013cf095c55068c61d991e885
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c105ffb6b9744158e37e9f81f0f38861951d1c1f
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49113

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-2022-49113?

CVE-2022-49113 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20 and others. CVE-2022-49113 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49113?

CVE-2022-49113 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-2022-49113?

Yes — CVE-2022-49113 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49113 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49113 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.