What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-49496?

CVE-2022-49496 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Linux Kernel are affected by CVE-2022-49496?

CVE-2022-49496 presents moderate security risk rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2022-49496?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Linux Kernel CVE-2022-49496

MEDIUM

Improper Locking (CWE-667)

2025-02-26 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Linux Mediatek Denial Of Service Linux Kernel Red Hat Suse

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SUSE

MEDIUM

qualitative

Red Hat

5.5 MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:28 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:28 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 26, 2025 - 07:01 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: mediatek: vcodec: prevent kernel crash when rmmod mtk-vcodec-dec.ko

If the driver support subdev mode, the parameter "dev->pm.dev" will be NULL in mtk_vcodec_dec_remove. Kernel will crash when try to rmmod mtk-vcodec-dec.ko.

[ 4380.702726] pc : do_raw_spin_trylock+0x4/0x80 [ 4380.707075] lr : _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x90/0x14c [ 4380.711509] sp : ffff80000819bc10 [ 4380.714811] x29: ffff80000819bc10 x28: ffff3600c03e4000 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 4380.721934] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 4380.729057] x23: ffff3600c0f34930 x22: ffffd5e923549000 x21: 0000000000000220 [ 4380.736179] x20: 0000000000000208 x19: ffffd5e9213e8ebc x18: 0000000000000020 [ 4380.743298] x17: 0000002000000000 x16: ffffd5e9213e8e90 x15: 696c346f65646976 [ 4380.750420] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: 0000000000000040 [ 4380.757542] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000 [ 4380.764664] x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : ffff3600c7273ae8 x6 : ffffd5e9213e8ebc [ 4380.771786] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 4380.778908] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff3600c03e4000 x0 : 0000000000000208 [ 4380.786031] Call trace: [ 4380.788465] do_raw_spin_trylock+0x4/0x80 [ 4380.792462] __pm_runtime_disable+0x2c/0x1b0 [ 4380.796723] mtk_vcodec_dec_remove+0x5c/0xa0 [mtk_vcodec_dec] [ 4380.802466] platform_remove+0x2c/0x60 [ 4380.806204] __device_release_driver+0x194/0x250 [ 4380.810810] driver_detach+0xc8/0x15c [ 4380.814462] bus_remove_driver+0x5c/0xb0 [ 4380.818375] driver_unregister+0x34/0x64 [ 4380.822288] platform_driver_unregister+0x18/0x24 [ 4380.826979] mtk_vcodec_dec_driver_exit+0x1c/0x888 [mtk_vcodec_dec] [ 4380.833240] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x190/0x224 [ 4380.838020] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 [ 4380.841760] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x60/0x11c [ 4380.846540] do_el0_svc+0x28/0x90 [ 4380.849844] el0_svc+0x4c/0x100 [ 4380.852975] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xec/0xf0 [ 4380.857148] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [ 4380.860801] Code: 94431515 17ffffca d503201f d503245f (b9400004)

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: prevent kernel crash when rmmod mtk-vcodec-dec.ko If the driver support subdev mode, the parameter. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-667. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mediatek: vcodec: prevent kernel crash when rmmod mtk-vcodec-dec.ko If the driver support subdev mode, the parameter "dev->pm.dev" will be NULL in mtk_vcodec_dec_remove. Kernel will crash when try to rmmod mtk-vcodec-dec.ko. [ 4380.702726] pc : do_raw_spin_trylock+0x4/0x80 [ 4380.707075] lr : _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x90/0x14c [ 4380.711509] sp : ffff80000819bc10 [ 4380.714811] x29: ffff80000819bc10 x28: ffff3600c03e4000 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 4380.721934] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 4380.729057] x23: ffff3600c0f34930 x22: ffffd5e923549000 x21: 0000000000000220 [ 4380.736179] x20: 0000000000000208 x19: ffffd5e9213e8ebc x18: 0000000000000020 [ 4380.743298] x17: 0000002000000000 x16: ffffd5e9213e8e90 x15: 696c346f65646976 [ 4380.750420] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: 0000000000000040 [ 4380.757542] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000 [ 4380.764664] x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : ffff3600c7273ae8 x6 : ffffd5e9213e8ebc [ 4380.771786] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000001 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 4380.778908] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff3600c03e4000 x0 : 0000000000000208 [ 4380.786031] Call trace: [ 4380.788465] do_raw_spin_trylock+0x4/0x80 [ 4380.792462] __pm_runtime_disable+0x2c/0x1b0 [ 4380.796723] mtk_vcodec_dec_remove+0x5c/0xa0 [mtk_vcodec_dec] [ 4380.802466] platform_remove+0x2c/0x60 [ 4380.806204] __device_release_driver+0x194/0x250 [ 4380.810810] driver_detach+0xc8/0x15c [ 4380.814462] bus_remove_driver+0x5c/0xb0 [ 4380.818375] driver_unregister+0x34/0x64 [ 4380.822288] platform_driver_unregister+0x18/0x24 [ 4380.826979] mtk_vcodec_dec_driver_exit+0x1c/0x888 [mtk_vcodec_dec] [ 4380.833240] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x190/0x224 [ 4380.838020] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 [ 4380.841760] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x60/0x11c [ 4380.846540] do_el0_svc+0x28/0x90 [ 4380.849844] el0_svc+0x4c/0x100 [ 4380.852975] el0t_64_sync_handler+0xec/0xf0 [ 4380.857148] el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194 [ 4380.860801] Code: 94431515 17ffffca d503201f d503245f (b9400004) Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Vendor StatusVendor

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Severity: Medium

Product	Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7	Fixed

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DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

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