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CVE-2022-49265

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49265 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the PM: domains component. It involves a "sleep-in-atomic" bug caused by the genpd_debug_remove() function being called while a spinlock is held during the removal of a genpd with GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity. A successful exploit could lead to high availability impact, potentially causing system crashes or instability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 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

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
18.0%
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 73rd 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 Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49265Moderate

kernel: PM: domains: Fix sleep-in-atomic bug caused by genpd_debug_remove()

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/2039163c30f886cf5638afd6993705ae9bb34a06
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d1b6840d8fb9b35193d45d8fe6b4d830bfd20c3c
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f6bfe8b5b2c2a5ac8bd2fc7bca3706e6c3fc26d8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fee777ea77769cc5392a34805d9d73099a223fae
Patch