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CVE-2022-49327

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49327 addresses a deadlock vulnerability in the Linux kernel's bcache subsystem. This flaw occurs when all journal buckets are filled, leading to a "no-space deadlock" during cache set registration and journal replay, particularly under heavy write I/O. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) with a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and a high impact on availability due to the potential for system deadlock. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.10.121CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.17.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.18, < 5.18.3CPE 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
0.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0019 is in the 45th 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-2022-49327Moderate

kernel: bcache: avoid journal no-space deadlock by reserving 1 journal bucket

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/1dda32aed6f62c163f38ff947ef5b3360e329159
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/32feee36c30ea06e38ccb8ae6e5c44c6eec790a6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5607652823ac65e2c6885e73bd46d5a4f9a20363
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/59afd4f287900c8187e968a4153ed35e6b48efce
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6332ea3e35efa12dc08f0cbf5faea5e6e8eb0497
Patch