Resource exhaustion in Linux

CVE-2022-49035

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: s5p_cec: limit msg.len to CEC_MAX_MSG_SIZE I expect that the hardware will have limited this to 16, but just in case it hasn't, check for this corner case.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-49035: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 1bcbf6f4b6b050eaf8f1fb1adf5c4779a3623c5b, 4.8, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49035?
CVE-2022-49035 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-49035?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.