Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-49868

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: phy: ralink: mt7621-pci: add sentinel to quirks table With mt7621 soc_dev_attr fixed to register the soc as a device, kernel will experience an oops in soc_device_match_attr This quirk test was introduced in the staging driver in commit 9445ccb3714c ("staging: mt7621-pci-phy: add quirks for 'E2' revision using 'soc_device_attribute'"). The staging driver was removed, and later re-added in commit d87da32372a0 ("phy: ralink: Add PHY driver for MT7621 PCIe PHY") for kernel 5.11

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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 (8.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.8% 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-2022-49868: 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 d87da32372a03ce121fc65ccd2c9a43edf56b364, 5.11, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49868?
CVE-2022-49868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-49868?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.