What is CVE-2022-49260?

CVE-2022-49260 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. CVE-2022-49260 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49260?

CVE-2022-49260 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-2022-49260?

Yes, CVE-2022-49260 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49260 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49260 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49260

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: hisilicon/sec - fix the aead software fallback for engine Due to the subreq pointer misuse the private context memory. The aead soft crypto occasionally casues the OS panic as setting the 64K page. Here is fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-10-21

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

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-49260 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/0a2a464f863187f97e96ebc6384c052cafd4a54c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40dba7c26e897c637e91312b35f664f1d4d0073c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c1149e2abe0b7489300736b8277b45b113de67f
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49260

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-10-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49260?

CVE-2022-49260 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. CVE-2022-49260 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49260?

CVE-2022-49260 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-2022-49260?

Yes — CVE-2022-49260 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49260 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49260 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.