What is CVE-2022-49294?

CVE-2022-49294 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4 and others. CVE-2022-49294 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49294?

CVE-2022-49294 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-2022-49294?

Yes, CVE-2022-49294 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49294 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49294 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Divide By Zero (CWE-369)?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

CVE-2022-49294

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check if modulo is 0 before dividing. [How & Why] If a value of 0 is read, then this will cause a divide-by-0 panic.

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

Weakness type

CWE-369

CVE-2022-49294 is a Divide By Zero vulnerability

What is Divide By Zero?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.47 5.15.x ✓ 5.17.15 5.17.x ✓ 5.18.4 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49294 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/07efce8269a038c37814eb656b4de14aa3015fc6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10ef82d6e0af5536ec64770c07f6bbabfdd6977c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49947b906a6bd9668eaf4f9cf691973c25c26955
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49294

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-2022-49294?

CVE-2022-49294 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4 and others. CVE-2022-49294 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49294?

CVE-2022-49294 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-2022-49294?

Yes — CVE-2022-49294 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49294 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49294 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Divide By Zero (CWE-369)?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. View CWE-369 on MITRE CWE →