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CVE-2022-49100

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49100 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's virtio_console module, where anonymous module_init and module_exit functions could lead to confusion in system logs and potential system instability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been observed.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.9.311CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.14.276CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.238CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.189CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.111CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49100Moderate

kernel: virtio_console: eliminate anonymous module_init & module_exit

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0f3d824bd70a1303464d5e93ee3e7afe7832fe89
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3504b0a177208eda85bf472bbf7c9aa77d2b8343
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3fd5dee7404ce40c79cba468bb2510115639d975
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/44c2d5fbe7b2bd1f8cb114d608a591a73a5d4ae6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/71612aee09ecea3475f8751dc841d75a011b1fd0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/7deaddb704713608e0ae559e27185581b9af71a0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/93e3d88321d2274fa4e26b006e19cc10fec331c2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c69b442125bf009fce26e15aa5616caf8a3673c3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fefb8a2a941338d871e2d83fbd65fbfa068857bd
Patch