What is CVE-2022-49987?

CVE-2022-49987 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and patched in 4.14.292, 4.19.257, 5.4.212 and others. CVE-2022-49987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49987?

CVE-2022-49987 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-2022-49987?

Yes, CVE-2022-49987 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.292, 4.19.257, 5.4.212 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49987 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49987

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: call __md_stop_writes in md_stop From the link [1], we can see raid1d was running even after the path raid_dtr -> md_stop -> __md_stop. Let's stop write first in destructor to align with normal md-raid to fix the KASAN issue. [1]. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-raid/CAPhsuW5gc4AakdGNdF8ubpezAuDLFOYUO_sfMZcec6hQFm8nhg@mail.gmail.com/T/#m7f12bf90481c02c6d2da68c64aeed4779b7df74a

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 4.12 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.292, 4.19.257, 5.4.212, 5.10.140, 5.15.64, 5.19.6, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.12

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.292 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.257 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.212 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.140 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.64 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.6 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49987 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/0dd84b319352bb8ba64752d4e45396d8b13e6018
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1678ca35b80a94d474fdc31e2497ce5d7ed52512
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/661c01b2181d9413c799127f13143583b69f20fd
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49987

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-2022-49987?

CVE-2022-49987 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.12 onward and has been patched in 4.14.292, 4.19.257, 5.4.212 and others. CVE-2022-49987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49987?

CVE-2022-49987 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-2022-49987?

Yes — CVE-2022-49987 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.292, 4.19.257, 5.4.212 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49987 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49987 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.