CVE-2022-49807

5.5 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety OS & kernel

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix a memory leak in nvmet_auth_set_key When changing dhchap secrets we need to release the old secrets as well. kmemleak complaint: -- unreferenced object 0xffff8c7f44ed8180 (size 64): comm "check", pid 7304, jiffies 4295686133 (age 72034.246s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 44 48 48 43 2d 31 3a 30 30 3a 4c 64 4c 4f 64 71 DHHC-1:00:LdLOdq 79 56 69 67 77 48 55 32 6d 5a 59 4c 7a 35 59 38 yVigwHU2mZYLz5Y8 backtrace: [<00000000b6fc5071>] kstrdup+0x2e/0x60 [<00000000f0f4633f>] 0xffffffffc0e07ee6 [<0000000053006c05>] 0xffffffffc0dff783 [<00000000419ae922>] configfs_write_iter+0xb1/0x120 [<000000008183c424>] vfs_write+0x2be/0x3c0 [<000000009005a2a5>] ksys_write+0x5f/0xe0 [<00000000cd495c89>] do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 [<00000000f2a84ac5>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-05-01 15:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-11-05 20:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2025-05-01 15:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-11-05 20:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-401
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Linux Kernel < 6.0.10
Linux Kernel 6.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record