What is CVE-2022-49829?

CVE-2022-49829 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.18 onward and patched in 6.0.10 and 6.1. CVE-2022-49829 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49829?

CVE-2022-49829 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-2022-49829?

Yes, CVE-2022-49829 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.10 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 4.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49829 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49829 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49829

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/scheduler: fix fence ref counting We leaked dependency fences when processes were beeing killed. Additional to that grab a reference to the last scheduled fence.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-01

Last modified 2025-11-10

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

Affected from

≥ 4.18

Fixed in

✓ 6.0.10 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49829 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/b3af84383e7abdc5e63435817bb73a268e7c3637
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5f4b38362df93594cb426b04979d8834122f159
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49829

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-01

Modified 2025-11-10

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49829?

CVE-2022-49829 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.18 onward and has been patched in 6.0.10 and 6.1. CVE-2022-49829 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49829?

CVE-2022-49829 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-2022-49829?

Yes — CVE-2022-49829 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.10 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 4.18 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49829 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49829 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.