What is CVE-2022-49514?

CVE-2022-49514 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49514?

CVE-2022-49514 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-2022-49514?

Yes, CVE-2022-49514 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49514 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49514

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: Fix error handling in mt8173_max98090_dev_probe Call of_node_put(platform_node) to avoid refcount leak in the error path.

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 4.2 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

≥ 4.2

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-2022-49514 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/0a1901f34f775b83ea4b8dbb5ed992147b9b8531
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e932aba3c7628c9f880ee9c2cfcc2ae3ba0c01e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23f340ed906c758cec6527376768e3bc1474ac30
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49514

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-2022-49514?

CVE-2022-49514 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and has been patched in 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. CVE-2022-49514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49514?

CVE-2022-49514 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-2022-49514?

Yes — CVE-2022-49514 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49514 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.