What is CVE-2022-49953?

CVE-2022-49953 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and patched in 5.19.8 and 6.0. CVE-2022-49953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49953?

CVE-2022-49953 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-2022-49953?

Yes, CVE-2022-49953 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.8 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49953 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49953

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: cm3605: Fix an error handling path in cm3605_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced a new error handling path which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-14

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 5.16 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.16

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.8 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49953 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/160905549e663019e26395ed9d66c24ee2cf5187
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f7f49d8135cfe137c81316af64678f4dca1b82b
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49953

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49953?

CVE-2022-49953 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.16 onward and has been patched in 5.19.8 and 6.0. CVE-2022-49953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49953?

CVE-2022-49953 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-2022-49953?

Yes — CVE-2022-49953 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.8 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.16 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49953 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49953 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.