What is CVE-2022-49370?

CVE-2022-49370 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.39 onward and patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49370?

CVE-2022-49370 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-2022-49370?

Yes, CVE-2022-49370 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.39 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49370 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-49370

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails. According to the doc of kobject_init_and_add() If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to properly clean up the memory associated with the object. Fix this issue by calling kobject_put().

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-401

CVE-2022-49370 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.39 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

≥ 2.6.39

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-2022-49370 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/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49370

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-2022-49370?

CVE-2022-49370 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.39 onward and has been patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49370?

CVE-2022-49370 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-2022-49370?

Yes — CVE-2022-49370 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.39 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49370 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49370 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →