CVE-2022-49178

MEDIUM EPSS 15.6%
Published Feb 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memstick/mspro_block: fix handling of read-only devices Use set_disk_ro to propagate the read-only state to the block layer instead of checking for it in ->open and leaking a reference in case of a read-only device.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
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

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
15.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel* <5.16.19
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.17  –  <5.17.2

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/057b53c4f87690d626203acef8b63d52a9bf2f43
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a0725b9d78ff6efdc95a37e4f05072e79c63918
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dab421bfe06a59bf8f212a72e34673e8acf2018
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/057b53c4f87690d626203acef8b63d52a9bf2f43
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a0725b9d78ff6efdc95a37e4f05072e79c63918
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dab421bfe06a59bf8f212a72e34673e8acf2018
    Patch