What is CVE-2022-49486?

CVE-2022-49486 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.5 onward and patched in 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46 and others. CVE-2022-49486 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49486?

CVE-2022-49486 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-2022-49486?

Yes, CVE-2022-49486 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49486 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49486 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49486

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: fsl: Fix refcount leak in imx_sgtl5000_probe of_find_i2c_device_by_node() takes a reference, In error paths, we should call put_device() to drop the reference to aviod refount 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 3.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.5

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-49486 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/41cd312dfe980af869c3503b4d38e62ed20dd3b7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfbbfdb3d761323127a67d7d765abe2f77d7b21
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f75e9f629ef54a0845b43889d8ab9dd6e280dd5
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49486

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-2022-49486?

CVE-2022-49486 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.5 onward and has been patched in 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46 and others. CVE-2022-49486 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49486?

CVE-2022-49486 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-2022-49486?

Yes — CVE-2022-49486 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49486 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49486 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.