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CVE-2022-49686

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49686 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB gadget UVC driver, affecting the 'linux' and 'linux_kernel' products. It stems from a double-add error in the uvcg_video_pump function, leading to a kernel panic. An attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this with low attack complexity, potentially causing a denial of service, as well as high impact to confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.16, < 5.18.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 49th 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-2022-49686

kernel: usb: gadget: uvc: fix list double add in uvcg_video_pump

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/96163f835e65f8c9897487fac965819f0651d671
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d95ac8b920de1d39525fadc408ce675697626ca6
Patch