What is CVE-2022-49178?

CVE-2022-49178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-49178?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-49178

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions baf8532a147d5b76681ce040e2c8f25a3f0e718d, 2.6.25, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49178?: CVE-2022-49178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-49178?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.