What is CVE-2022-49239?

CVE-2022-49239 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and patched in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. CVE-2022-49239 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49239?

CVE-2022-49239 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-2022-49239?

Yes, CVE-2022-49239 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49239 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49239 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49239

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: wcd934x: Add missing of_node_put() in wcd934x_codec_parse_data The device_node pointer is returned by of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() on it when done. This is similar to commit 64b92de9603f ("ASoC: wcd9335: fix a leaked reference by adding missing of_node_put")

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 5.6 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

≥ 5.6

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-2022-49239 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/1f24716e38220fc9e52e208d20591d2bc9b7f020
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f44eca78cc6d4e1779eb95765ec79e433accab4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9531a631379169d57756b2411178c6238655df88
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49239

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-2022-49239?

CVE-2022-49239 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and has been patched in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. CVE-2022-49239 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49239?

CVE-2022-49239 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-2022-49239?

Yes — CVE-2022-49239 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49239 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49239 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.