What is CVE-2022-49150?

CVE-2022-49150 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and patched in 5.17.2 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49150?

CVE-2022-49150 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-2022-49150?

Yes, CVE-2022-49150 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.17.2 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49150 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49150

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtc: gamecube: Fix refcount leak in gamecube_rtc_read_offset_from_sram The of_find_compatible_node() function returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, We should use of_node_put() on it when done Add the missing of_node_put() to release the refcount.

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 5.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.17.2, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.17

Fixed in

✓ 5.17.2 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49150 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/4b2dc39ca024990abe36ad5d145c4fe0c06afd34
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de66e4f28dfd11f954966c447b4430529ed040a2
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49150

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-2022-49150?

CVE-2022-49150 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and has been patched in 5.17.2 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49150?

CVE-2022-49150 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-2022-49150?

Yes — CVE-2022-49150 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.17.2 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49150 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.