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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/057b53c4f87690d626203acef8b63d52a9bf2f43	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a0725b9d78ff6efdc95a37e4f05072e79c63918	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dab421bfe06a59bf8f212a72e34673e8acf2018	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:00

Updated : 2025-09-23 13:43

NVD link : CVE-2022-49178

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49178

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49178

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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