What is CVE-2022-49222?

CVE-2022-49222 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. CVE-2022-49222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49222?

CVE-2022-49222 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-2022-49222?

Yes, CVE-2022-49222 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49222 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2022-49222

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/bridge: anx7625: Fix overflow issue on reading EDID The length of EDID block can be longer than 256 bytes, so we should use `int` instead of `u8` for the `edid_pos` variable.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-09-22

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-190

CVE-2022-49222 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

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

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c06df2428bb7bb3d8cf5691416001af42d94dd

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c6f647aec9ed524aedd04a3aec5ebc21d39007

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db1c47d299298a7c52ccb201905d6be979fd7507

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0d5d938d51af4eb08d9d8684fd9903425a0a87d

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49222

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-09-22

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49222?

CVE-2022-49222 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. CVE-2022-49222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49222?

CVE-2022-49222 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-2022-49222?

Yes. CVE-2022-49222 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49222 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-49222 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.