What is CVE-2022-49922?

CVE-2022-49922 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 4.4 onward and patched in 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. CVE-2022-49922 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49922?

CVE-2022-49922 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-2022-49922?

Yes, CVE-2022-49922 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49922 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49922 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-2022-49922

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: nfcmrvl: Fix potential memory leak in nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_send() nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_send() will be called by nfcmrvl_nci_send(), and skb should be freed in nfcmrvl_i2c_nci_send(). However, nfcmrvl_nci_send() will only free skb when i2c_master_send() return >=0, which means skb will memleak when i2c_master_send() failed. Free skb no matter whether i2c_master_send() succeeds.

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-2022-49922 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 4.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265, 5.4.224, 5.10.154, 5.15.78, 6.0.8, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.4

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.333 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.299 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.265 4.19.x ✓ 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-2022-49922 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/52438e734c1566f5e2bcd9a065d2d65e306c0555
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dfdac5e3f8db5f4445228c44f64091045644a3b
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/825656ae61e73ddc05f585e6258d284c87064b10
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49922

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-2022-49922?

CVE-2022-49922 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 4.4 onward and has been patched in 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. CVE-2022-49922 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49922?

CVE-2022-49922 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-2022-49922?

Yes — CVE-2022-49922 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.333, 4.14.299, 4.19.265 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49922 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49922 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 →