What is CVE-2022-49714?

CVE-2022-49714 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.12 onward and patched in 5.15.49, 5.18.6 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49714?

CVE-2022-49714 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-2022-49714?

Yes, CVE-2022-49714 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.49, 5.18.6 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 5.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49714 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49714

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/realtek-rtl: Fix refcount leak in map_interrupts of_find_node_by_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 error path. Call of_node_put() directly after of_property_read_u32() to cover both normal path and error path.

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 5.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.49, 5.18.6, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.12

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.49 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.6 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49714 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/e85b1b797de0e7a271b906291ce28245822820b8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eff4780f83d0ae3e5b6c02ff5d999dc4c1c5c8ce
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6d6223df0666fbc054e3a8c6ac14eb0af37c286
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49714

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-2022-49714?

CVE-2022-49714 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.12 onward and has been patched in 5.15.49, 5.18.6 and 5.19. CVE-2022-49714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49714?

CVE-2022-49714 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-2022-49714?

Yes — CVE-2022-49714 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.49, 5.18.6 and 5.19. If you are running Linux kernel 5.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49714 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49714 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.