What is CVE-2022-49887?

CVE-2022-49887 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and patched in 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78 and others. CVE-2022-49887 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49887?

CVE-2022-49887 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-2022-49887?

Yes, CVE-2022-49887 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49887 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49887 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49887

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: meson: vdec: fix possible refcount leak in vdec_probe() v4l2_device_unregister need to be called to put the refcount got by v4l2_device_register when vdec_probe fails or vdec_remove is called.

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78, 6.0.8, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.3

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.224 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.154 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.78 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.8 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49887 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/0457e7b12ece1a7e41fa0ae8b7e47c0a72a83bef
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70119756311a0be3b95bec2e1ba714673e90feba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7718999356234d9cc6a11b4641bb773928f1390f
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49887

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-2022-49887?

CVE-2022-49887 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and has been patched in 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78 and others. CVE-2022-49887 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49887?

CVE-2022-49887 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-2022-49887?

Yes — CVE-2022-49887 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49887 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49887 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.