What is CVE-2022-49777?

CVE-2022-49777 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-49777?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-49777

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal Avoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in i8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly destroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th 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.

Affected products

Linux — versions dd33054e4c18a54645072c7a62d46cdf6d05dace, 5.15.80, 5.15.13
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.16, 6.1

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49777?: CVE-2022-49777 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-49777?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.