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CVE-2022-49249

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49249 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASoC wc938x audio codec driver, affecting Linux kernel versions. It arises from incorrect enum access on platforms like aarch64 where integer sizes differ from enum sizes. Rated 7.1 HIGH, this flaw could lead to high confidentiality and availability impacts with low attack complexity, requiring local user privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.14, < 5.15.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.16.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.17, < 5.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49249

kernel: ASoC: codecs: wc938x: fix accessing array out of bounds for enum type

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/adafea71b49ec4dbc44e0b84ec6eb602004a7a08
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/cc587b7c8fbbe128f6bd0dad025a0caea5e6d164
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d09aee1b1da196be11ed86dd4897f228f2487613
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f03c0c94186d5876857132d97e28f20cdc100bdc
Patch