What is CVE-2022-49508?

CVE-2022-49508 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.17 onward and patched in 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121 and others. CVE-2022-49508 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49508?

CVE-2022-49508 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49508?

Yes, CVE-2022-49508 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49508 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49508 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49508

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: elan: Fix potential double free in elan_input_configured 'input' is a managed resource allocated with devm_input_allocate_device(), so there is no need to call input_free_device() explicitly or there will be a double free. According to the doc of devm_input_allocate_device(): * Managed input devices do not need to be explicitly unregistered or * freed as it will be done automatically when owner device unbinds from * its driver (or binding fails).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-10-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2022-49508 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 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

≥ 4.17

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-49508 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/1af20714fedad238362571620be0bd690ded05b6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24f9dfdaece9bd75bb8dbfdba83eddeefdf7dc47
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5291451851feeb66fd4bf0826710f482f3b1ab38
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49508

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 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-2022-49508?

CVE-2022-49508 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.17 onward and has been patched in 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121 and others. CVE-2022-49508 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49508?

CVE-2022-49508 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49508?

Yes — CVE-2022-49508 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49508 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49508 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.