What is CVE-2022-49213?

CVE-2022-49213 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and patched in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. CVE-2022-49213 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49213?

CVE-2022-49213 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-2022-49213?

Yes, CVE-2022-49213 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49213 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49213 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49213

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath10k: Fix error handling in ath10k_setup_msa_resources The device_node pointer is returned by of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() on it when done. This function only calls of_node_put() in the regular path. And it will cause refcount leak in error path.

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 5.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.8

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.110 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.33 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.19 5.16.x ✓ 5.17.2 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49213 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/315772133a4b960859e4f5efe0e738e347188cdc
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32939187f254171a5666badc058bc3787fe454af
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed37d611ea5d222c3ecb3549e4c2d34b8f3c335
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49213

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-2022-49213?

CVE-2022-49213 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and has been patched in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. CVE-2022-49213 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49213?

CVE-2022-49213 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-2022-49213?

Yes — CVE-2022-49213 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49213 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49213 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.