Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-49644

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915: fix a possible refcount leak in intel_dp_add_mst_connector() If drm_connector_init fails, intel_connector_free will be called to take care of proper free. So it is necessary to drop the refcount of port before intel_connector_free. (cherry picked from commit cea9ed611e85d36a05db52b6457bf584b7d969e2)

Published · last modified .

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: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.5% 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-2022-49644: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 091a4f91942a4396c67e5747f5cb38c6396d1fc5, 4.15, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 5.19

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49644?
CVE-2022-49644 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-49644?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.