What is CVE-2022-49676?

CVE-2022-49676 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and patched in 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8 and others. CVE-2022-49676 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49676?

CVE-2022-49676 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-2022-49676?

Yes, CVE-2022-49676 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49676 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49676 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49676

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memory: samsung: exynos5422-dmc: Fix refcount leak in of_get_dram_timings of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. This function doesn't call of_node_put() in some error paths. To unify the structure, Add put_node label and goto it on errors.

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 5.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.127 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.51 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.8 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49676 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/1332661e09304b7b8e84e5edc11811ba08d12abe
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889aad2203e09eed2071ca8985c25e9d6aea5735
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb2a481778c60f912c363e271ae46b55ff8132db
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49676

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-2022-49676?

CVE-2022-49676 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8 and others. CVE-2022-49676 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49676?

CVE-2022-49676 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-2022-49676?

Yes — CVE-2022-49676 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49676 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49676 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.