What is CVE-2022-49481?

CVE-2022-49481 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.12 onward and patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49481?

CVE-2022-49481 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-2022-49481?

Yes, CVE-2022-49481 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49481 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49481

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: pfuze100: Fix refcount leak in pfuze_parse_regulators_dt of_node_get() returns a node with refcount incremented. Calling of_node_put() to drop the reference when not needed anymore.

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 3.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.12

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 ✓ 5.10.121 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.46 5.15.x ✓ 5.17.14 5.17.x ✓ 5.18.3 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49481 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/0be5d9da5743b9825a95baec85a67500b2c1d362
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49d785baeb91568332197be356d138e5e59c7ddb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56ab0c01027492cd161c64148e1dc892c56887ad
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49481

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-2022-49481?

CVE-2022-49481 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.12 onward and has been patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49481?

CVE-2022-49481 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-2022-49481?

Yes — CVE-2022-49481 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49481 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49481 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.