CVE-2022-49855

MEDIUM EPSS 5.3%
Published May 1, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 1, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_pcie_read_bios_cfg ipc_pcie_read_bios_cfg() is using the acpi_evaluate_dsm() to obtain the wwan power state configuration from BIOS but is not freeing the acpi_object. The acpi_evaluate_dsm() returned acpi_object to be freed. Free the acpi_object after use.

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
5.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.14  –  <5.15.79
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.0.9
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b1ea861e8aeb701bcfbfe436b943efa2d44029
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7560ceef4d2832a67e8781d924e129c7f542376f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d38a648d2d6cc7bee11c6f533ff9426a00c2a74c
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b1ea861e8aeb701bcfbfe436b943efa2d44029
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7560ceef4d2832a67e8781d924e129c7f542376f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d38a648d2d6cc7bee11c6f533ff9426a00c2a74c
    Patch