CVE-2022-49777

MEDIUM EPSS 7.4%
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: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal Avoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in i8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly destroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.

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
7.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 13

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.19.224  –  <4.19.267
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.4.170  –  <5.4.225
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.10.90  –  <5.10.156
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.15.13  –  <5.15.80
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16.1  –  <6.0.10
linuxlinux_kernel5.16any
linuxlinux_kernel5.16any
linuxlinux_kernel5.16any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3
    Patch