What is CVE-2022-49216?

CVE-2022-49216 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and patched in 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. CVE-2022-49216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49216?

CVE-2022-49216 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-2022-49216?

Yes, CVE-2022-49216 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49216 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49216

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: Fix reference leak in tegra_dsi_ganged_probe The reference taken by 'of_find_device_by_node()' must be released when not needed anymore. Add put_device() call to fix this.

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 3.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.19

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.311 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.276 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.238 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.189 5.4.x ✓ 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-2022-49216 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/0e2f4e434e71dffd1085c3dccd676514bd71d316
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e06710c43a090f14bb67714265a01cd1d7a37c5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/221e3638feb8bc42143833c9a704fa89b6c366bb
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49216

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-2022-49216?

CVE-2022-49216 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and has been patched in 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. CVE-2022-49216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49216?

CVE-2022-49216 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-2022-49216?

Yes — CVE-2022-49216 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49216 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.