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CVE-2022-49261

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49261 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the drm/i915/gem module. A missing bounds check in the vm_access() function can lead to an out-of-bounds read or write, potentially causing system crashes or arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8) due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.8, < 5.10.110CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 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

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 57th 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-2022-49261

kernel: drm/i915/gem: add missing boundary check in vm_access

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/312d3d4f49e12f97260bcf972c848c3562126a18
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3886a86e7e6cc6ce2ce93c440fecd8f42aed0ce7
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5f6e560e3e86ac053447524224e411034f41f5c7
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/89ddcc81914ab58cc203acc844f27d55ada8ec0e
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/8f0ebea8f6e8c474264ed97d7a64c9c09ed4f5aa
Patch