What is CVE-2022-49367?

CVE-2022-49367 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and patched in 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. CVE-2022-49367 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49367?

CVE-2022-49367 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-2022-49367?

Yes, CVE-2022-49367 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49367 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49367 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49367

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Fix refcount leak in mv88e6xxx_mdios_register of_get_child_by_name() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. mv88e6xxx_mdio_register() pass the device node to of_mdiobus_register(). We don't need the device node after it. Add missing of_node_put() 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 4.11 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

≥ 4.11

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-2022-49367 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/02ded5a173619b11728b8bf75a3fd995a2c1ff28
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42658e47f1abbbe592007d3ba303de466114d0bb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c3c5f8e4bd1325e24f6fba9017cade29933377
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49367

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-2022-49367?

CVE-2022-49367 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.11 onward and has been patched in 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. CVE-2022-49367 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49367?

CVE-2022-49367 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-2022-49367?

Yes — CVE-2022-49367 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49367 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49367 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.