What is CVE-2022-49528?

CVE-2022-49528 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.13 onward and patched in 5.18.3 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49528 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49528?

CVE-2022-49528 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-2022-49528?

Yes, CVE-2022-49528 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.18.3 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 4.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49528 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49528 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49528

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: dw9714: Disable the regulator when the driver fails to probe When the driver fails to probe, we will get the following splat: [ 59.305988] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 59.306417] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 395 at drivers/regulator/core.c:2257 _regulator_put+0x3ec/0x4e0 [ 59.310345] RIP: 0010:_regulator_put+0x3ec/0x4e0 [ 59.318362] Call Trace: [ 59.318582] <TASK> [ 59.318765] regulator_put+0x1f/0x30 [ 59.319058] devres_release_group+0x319/0x3d0 [ 59.319420] i2c_device_probe+0x766/0x940 Fix this by disabling the regulator in error handling.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-10-21

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 4.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.18.3, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.18.3 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49528 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/02276e18defa2fccf16413b44440277d98c2b1ea
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa83ea1de5b3efd87fe01408d5db1fd2ff4767fa
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49528

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-10-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49528?

CVE-2022-49528 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.13 onward and has been patched in 5.18.3 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49528 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49528?

CVE-2022-49528 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-2022-49528?

Yes — CVE-2022-49528 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.18.3 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 4.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49528 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49528 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.