What is CVE-2022-49785?

CVE-2022-49785 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.81, 6.0.10 and 6.1. CVE-2022-49785 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49785?

CVE-2022-49785 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-2022-49785?

Yes, CVE-2022-49785 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.81, 6.0.10 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49785 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49785 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49785

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/sgx: Add overflow check in sgx_validate_offset_length() sgx_validate_offset_length() function verifies "offset" and "length" arguments provided by userspace, but was missing an overflow check on their addition. Add it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-01

Last modified 2025-11-07

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 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.81, 6.0.10, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.81 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.10 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49785 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/3b1c10fb754b0b67165e3f055a4208e5ba26dc89
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5277e3d633a5d4157987f4aff068caa55e36db19
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0861f49bd946ff94fce4f82509c45e167f63690
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49785

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-01

Modified 2025-11-07

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49785?

CVE-2022-49785 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.81, 6.0.10 and 6.1. CVE-2022-49785 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49785?

CVE-2022-49785 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-2022-49785?

Yes — CVE-2022-49785 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.81, 6.0.10 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49785 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49785 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.