What is CVE-2022-49693?

CVE-2022-49693 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and patched in 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51 and others. CVE-2022-49693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49693?

CVE-2022-49693 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-2022-49693?

Yes, CVE-2022-49693 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49693 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49693

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/mdp4: Fix refcount leak in mdp4_modeset_init_intf of_graph_get_remote_node() returns remote device node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/488473/

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 4.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51, 5.18.8, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.12

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.202 5.4.x ✓ 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-2022-49693 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/3c39a17197733bc37786ed68c83267c2f491840b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9cc4598607cb7f7eae5c75fc1e3209cd52ff5e0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1592d3e362cc59b29f15019707b16c695d70ca3
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49693

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-2022-49693?

CVE-2022-49693 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and has been patched in 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51 and others. CVE-2022-49693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49693?

CVE-2022-49693 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-2022-49693?

Yes — CVE-2022-49693 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.202, 5.10.127, 5.15.51 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49693 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49693 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.