What is CVE-2022-49245?

CVE-2022-49245 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49245?

CVE-2022-49245 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-2022-49245?

Yes, CVE-2022-49245 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49245 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49245

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: rockchip: Fix PM usage reference of rockchip_i2s_tdm_resume pm_runtime_get_sync will increment pm usage counter even it failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in reference leak here. We fix it by replacing it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49245 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/4e5510219111607b1f1875ab3c3f0485ba3c381c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1834aac759ddfd0f17c9f38db1b30adc8eb4e8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5d8ac95663a5813c696008bc524b794d471215
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49245

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-2022-49245?

CVE-2022-49245 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and 5.18. CVE-2022-49245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49245?

CVE-2022-49245 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-2022-49245?

Yes — CVE-2022-49245 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and 5.18. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49245 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.