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CVE-2022-49480

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49480 addresses a reference count leak in the Linux kernel's ASoC imx-hdmi driver, specifically within the imx_hdmi_probe function, affecting Linux kernel versions. This vulnerability is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that could lead to a high impact on availability, likely through resource exhaustion. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 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
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 71st 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-2022-49480Moderate

kernel: ASoC: imx-hdmi: Fix refcount leak in imx_hdmi_probe

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/81b7edaabd44ba133006ad72056914eb36828d60
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/8205a0114db10ec41bd2b748cdd7528632082eca
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/cf760e494ee5fa6bc2dc222f0098c741ad460801
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ed46731d8e86c8d65f5fc717671e1f1f6c3146d2
Patch