Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-49528

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: i2c: dw9714: Disable the regulator when the driver fails to probe When the driver fails to probe, we will get the following splat: [ 59.305988] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 59.306417] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 395 at drivers/regulator/core.c:2257 _regulator_put+0x3ec/0x4e0 [ 59.310345] RIP: 0010:_regulator_put+0x3ec/0x4e0 [ 59.318362] Call Trace: [ 59.318582] <TASK> [ 59.318765] regulator_put+0x1f/0x30 [ 59.319058] devres_release_group+0x319/0x3d0 [ 59.319420] i2c_device_probe+0x766/0x940 Fix this by disabling the regulator in error handling.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49528?
CVE-2022-49528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-49528?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.