What is CVE-2022-49354?

CVE-2022-49354 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.8 onward and patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49354 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49354?

CVE-2022-49354 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-2022-49354?

Yes, CVE-2022-49354 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49354 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49354 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49354

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ata: pata_octeon_cf: Fix refcount leak in octeon_cf_probe of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() to avoid refcount leak.

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 3.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.318, 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

≥ 3.8

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.318 4.9.x ✓ 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-2022-49354 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/10d6bdf532902be1d8aa5900b3c03c5671612aa2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19cb3ece14547cb1ca2021798aaf49a3f82643d1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd85c5ba1687daf54e3b6907673c3604b1e75cf
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49354

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-2022-49354?

CVE-2022-49354 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.8 onward and has been patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49354 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49354?

CVE-2022-49354 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-2022-49354?

Yes — CVE-2022-49354 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49354 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49354 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.