What is CVE-2022-49545?

CVE-2022-49545 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and patched in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 and others. CVE-2022-49545 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49545?

CVE-2022-49545 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-2022-49545?

Yes, CVE-2022-49545 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49545 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49545 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49545

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Cancel pending work at closing a MIDI substream At closing a USB MIDI output substream, there might be still a pending work, which would eventually access the rawmidi runtime object that is being released. For fixing the race, make sure to cancel the pending work at closing.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-10-22

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 2.6.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.12

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-49545 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/0125de38122f0f66bf61336158d12a1aabfe6425
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11868ca21585561659c2575b0d6508ef8e9c4291
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40bdb5ec957aca5c5c1924602bef6b0ab18e22d3
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49545

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-10-22

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49545?

CVE-2022-49545 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.12 onward and has been patched in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 and others. CVE-2022-49545 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49545?

CVE-2022-49545 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-2022-49545?

Yes — CVE-2022-49545 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49545 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49545 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.