CVE-2022-49841

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: imx: Add missing .thaw_noirq hook The following warning is seen with non-console UART instance when system hibernates. [ 37.371969] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 37.376599] uart3_root_clk already disabled [ 37.380810] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 296 at drivers/clk/clk.c:952 clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xb0 ... [ 37.506986] Call trace: [ 37.509432] clk_core_disable+0xa4/0xb0 [ 37.513270] clk_disable+0x34/0x50 [ 37.516672] imx_uart_thaw+0x38/0x5c [ 37.520250] platform_pm_thaw+0x30/0x6c [ 37.524089] dpm_run_callback.constprop.0+0x3c/0xd4 [ 37.528972] device_resume+0x7c/0x160 [ 37.532633] dpm_resume+0xe8/0x230 [ 37.536036] hibernation_snapshot+0x288/0x430 [ 37.540397] hibernate+0x10c/0x2e0 [ 37.543798] state_store+0xc4/0xd0 [ 37.547203] kobj_attr_store+0x1c/0x30 [ 37.550953] sysfs_kf_write+0x48/0x60 [ 37.554619] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x118/0x1ac [ 37.559063] new_sync_write+0xe8/0x184 [ 37.562812] vfs_write+0x230/0x290 [ 37.566214] ksys_write+0x68/0xf4 [ 37.569529] __arm64_sys_write+0x20/0x2c [ 37.573452] invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0x50/0xf0 [ 37.578156] do_el0_svc+0x11c/0x150 [ 37.581648] el0_svc+0x30/0x140 [ 37.584792] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xe8/0xf0 [ 37.588976] el0t_64_sync+0x1a0/0x1a4 [ 37.592639] ---[ end trace 56e22eec54676d75 ]--- On hibernating, pm core calls into related hooks in sequence like: .freeze .freeze_noirq .thaw_noirq .thaw With .thaw_noirq hook being absent, the clock will be disabled in a unbalanced call which results the warning above. imx_uart_freeze() clk_prepare_enable() imx_uart_suspend_noirq() clk_disable() imx_uart_thaw clk_disable_unprepare() Adding the missing .thaw_noirq hook as imx_uart_resume_noirq() will have the call sequence corrected as below and thus fix the warning. imx_uart_freeze() clk_prepare_enable() imx_uart_suspend_noirq() clk_disable() imx_uart_resume_noirq() clk_enable() imx_uart_thaw clk_disable_unprepare()

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 4.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.156, 5.15.80, 6.0.10, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 4.16
Fixed in
✓ 4.19.267 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.225 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.156 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.80 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.10 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49841 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2022-49841?

    CVE-2022-49841 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.16 onward and has been patched in 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.156 and others. CVE-2022-49841 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49841?

    CVE-2022-49841 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-2022-49841?

    Yes — CVE-2022-49841 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.156 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2022-49841 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2022-49841 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.