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CVE-2022-49190: kernel/resource: fix kfree() of bootmem memory again

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 0cbcc92917c5de80f15c24d033566539ad696892, 3379a60f6bb4afcd9c456e340ac525ae649d3ce7, a9e88c2618d228d7a4e7e515cf30dc0d0d813f27.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0cbcc92917c5de80f15c24d033566539ad696892, 3379a60f6bb4afcd9c456e340ac525ae649d3ce7, a9e88c2618d228d7a4e7e515cf30dc0d0d813f27 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/resource: fix kfree() of bootmem memory again Since commit ebff7d8f270d ("mem hotunplug: fix kfree() of bootmem memory"), we could get a resource allocated during boot via alloc_resource(). And it's required to release the resource using free_resource(). Howerver, many people use kfree directly which will result in kernel BUG. In order to fix this without fixing every call site, just leak a couple of bytes in such corner case.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 18th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel3.10 and later · before 5.15.33
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.16.19
  • linux linux kernel5.17 and later · before 5.17.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.10affected
    • ebff7d8f270d045338d9f4796014f4db429a17f9 and later · before 3379a60f6bb4afcd9c456e340ac525ae649d3ce7affected · git
    • ebff7d8f270d045338d9f4796014f4db429a17f9 and later · before a9e88c2618d228d7a4e7e515cf30dc0d0d813f27affected · git
    • ebff7d8f270d045338d9f4796014f4db429a17f9 and later · before d7faa04a44a0c37ac3d222fa8e0bdcbfcee9c0c8affected · git
    • ebff7d8f270d045338d9f4796014f4db429a17f9 and later · before ab86020070999e758ce2e60c4348f20bf7ddba56affected · git
    • ebff7d8f270d045338d9f4796014f4db429a17f9 and later · before 0cbcc92917c5de80f15c24d033566539ad696892affected · git
    • before 3.10not affected · semver
    • 5.10.237 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
    • 5.15.33 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
    • 5.16.19 and later · up to and including 5.16.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11linuxbefore 5.10.237-15.10.237-1
Debian:12linuxbefore 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kernel-defaultbefore 4.12.14-122.261.14.12.14-122.261.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_69before 1-8.3.11-8.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSkernel-sourcebefore 4.12.14-122.261.14.12.14-122.261.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSkernel-symsbefore 4.12.14-122.261.14.12.14-122.261.1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-49188Feb 26, 2025 · remoteproc: qcom_q6v5_mss: Fix some leaks in q6v5_alloc_memory_region
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-49189Feb 26, 2025 · clk: qcom: clk-rcg2: Update logic to calculate D value for RCG
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-49191Feb 26, 2025 · mxser: fix xmit_buf leak in activate when LSR == 0xff
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0cbcc92917c5de80f15c24d033566539ad696892Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3379a60f6bb4afcd9c456e340ac525ae649d3ce7Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxa9e88c2618d228d7a4e7e515cf30dc0d0d813f27Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxab86020070999e758ce2e60c4348f20bf7ddba56Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd7faa04a44a0c37ac3d222fa8e0bdcbfcee9c0c8Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux5.17.3-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default4.12.14-122.261.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source4.12.14-122.261.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms4.12.14-122.261.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_691-8.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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