What is CVE-2022-49324?

CVE-2022-49324 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.14.27 onward and patched in 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. CVE-2022-49324 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49324?

CVE-2022-49324 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-2022-49324?

Yes, CVE-2022-49324 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49324 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49324 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49324

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mips: cpc: Fix refcount leak in mips_cpc_default_phys_base Add the missing of_node_put() to release the refcount incremented by of_find_compatible_node().

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 4.14.27, 4.15.10, 4.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.14.27 ≥ 4.15.10 ≥ 4.16

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.283 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.247 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.198 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.122 5.10.x ✓ 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-2022-49324 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/1699ec1bfb59304a788901474f6bb003f7831b61
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4107fa700f314592850e2c64608f6ede4c077476
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f843cdfc202caaa5d67db3395d893e56362e43a
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49324

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-2022-49324?

CVE-2022-49324 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14.27 onward and has been patched in 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. CVE-2022-49324 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49324?

CVE-2022-49324 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-2022-49324?

Yes — CVE-2022-49324 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14.27 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49324 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49324 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.