What is CVE-2022-49570?

CVE-2022-49570 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49570 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49570?

CVE-2022-49570 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-2022-49570?

Yes, CVE-2022-49570 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49570 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49570 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2022-49570

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: gpio-xilinx: Fix integer overflow Current implementation is not able to configure more than 32 pins due to incorrect data type. So type casting with unsigned long to avoid it.

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

Weakness type

CWE-190

CVE-2022-49570 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.58, 5.18.15, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.58 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.15 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49570 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/32c094a09d5829ad9b02cdf667569aefa8de0ea6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f16a5390640807dde420ee5ccbc4c95577aea6a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e129e5486b981d324057e6986059f852658b0d00
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49570

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-2022-49570?

CVE-2022-49570 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49570 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49570?

CVE-2022-49570 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-2022-49570?

Yes — CVE-2022-49570 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.58, 5.18.15 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49570 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49570 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. View CWE-190 on MITRE CWE →