What is CVE-2022-49719?

CVE-2022-49719 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and patched in 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249 and others. CVE-2022-49719 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49719?

CVE-2022-49719 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-2022-49719?

Yes, CVE-2022-49719 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49719 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49719 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49719

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/gic/realview: Fix refcount leak in realview_gic_of_init of_find_matching_node_and_match() returns a 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.

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 4.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249, 5.4.200, 5.10.124, 5.15.49, 5.18.6, 5.19 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.6

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.320 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.285 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.249 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.200 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.124 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.49 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.6 5.18.x ✓ 5.19

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49719 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/16b603cb8d34c2d917983918db1f88c8b831baaa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/486f68f85085d9b16ae097679b1486dcb1b6eb69
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56526c3883fc7a1f5898b1d40a02c8b8685a5d92
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49719

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-2022-49719?

CVE-2022-49719 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.6 onward and has been patched in 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249 and others. CVE-2022-49719 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49719?

CVE-2022-49719 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-2022-49719?

Yes — CVE-2022-49719 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49719 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49719 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.