CVE-2022-49774

MEDIUM EPSS 3.7%
Published May 1, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 1, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/xen: Fix eventfd error handling in kvm_xen_eventfd_assign() Should not call eventfd_ctx_put() in case of error. [Introduce new goto target instead. - Paolo]

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
3.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.19  –  <6.0.10
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7353633814f6e5b4899fb9ee1483709d6bb0e1cd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d76f46f47dfde220712d1420ee5dbc546c8fc674
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7353633814f6e5b4899fb9ee1483709d6bb0e1cd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d76f46f47dfde220712d1420ee5dbc546c8fc674
    Patch