CVE-2022-49774

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/xen: Fix eventfd error handling in kvm_xen_eventfd_assign() Should not call eventfd_ctx_put() in case of error. [Introduce new goto target instead. - Paolo]

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/7353633814f6e5b4899fb9ee1483709d6bb0e1cd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d76f46f47dfde220712d1420ee5dbc546c8fc674	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3::::::

History

07 Nov 2025, 18:39

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7353633814f6e5b4899fb9ee1483709d6bb0e1cd -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7353633814f6e5b4899fb9ee1483709d6bb0e1cd - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d76f46f47dfde220712d1420ee5dbc546c8fc674 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d76f46f47dfde220712d1420ee5dbc546c8fc674 - Patch
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5

Information

Published : 2025-05-01 15:16

Updated : 2025-11-07 18:39

NVD link : CVE-2022-49774

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49774

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49774

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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