What is CVE-2022-49684?

CVE-2022-49684 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 5.18.8 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49684 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49684?

CVE-2022-49684 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-2022-49684?

Yes, CVE-2022-49684 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.18.8 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49684 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49684 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49684

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: aspeed: Fix refcount leak in aspeed_adc_set_trim_data of_find_node_by_name() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

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 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.18.8, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 5.18.8 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49684 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/8a2b6b5687984a010ed094b4f436a2f091987758
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9664491db50a84be92696c8fad2c3b49a7a5f36f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49684

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-2022-49684?

CVE-2022-49684 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 5.18.8 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49684 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49684?

CVE-2022-49684 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-2022-49684?

Yes — CVE-2022-49684 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.18.8 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49684 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49684 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.