What is CVE-2022-49874?

CVE-2022-49874 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.3 onward and patched in 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 4.19.267 and others. CVE-2022-49874 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49874?

CVE-2022-49874 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-2022-49874?

Yes, CVE-2022-49874 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 4.19.267 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49874 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49874 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-49874

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hyperv: fix possible memory leak in mousevsc_probe() If hid_add_device() returns error, it should call hid_destroy_device() to free hid_dev which is allocated in hid_allocate_device().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-05-01

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-49874 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 4.19.267, 5.4.225, 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.3

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.334 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.300 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.267 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.225 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.155 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.79 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.9 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49874 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/249b743801c00542e9324f87b380032e957a43e8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ad95d71344b7ffec360d62591633b3c465dc049
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f3aba6566b866f5b0a4916f0b2e8a6ae66a6451
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49874

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-05-01

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49874?

CVE-2022-49874 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.3 onward and has been patched in 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 4.19.267 and others. CVE-2022-49874 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49874?

CVE-2022-49874 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-2022-49874?

Yes — CVE-2022-49874 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.334, 4.14.300, 4.19.267 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49874 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49874 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →