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CVE-2022-49704

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49704 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's 9p filesystem implementation, specifically a fid reference count leak in the v9fs_vfs_get_link function. This flaw arises from an incorrectly timed protocol version check. It is rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and potentially leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.11, < 5.15.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 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

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
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 70th 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-2022-49704Moderate

kernel: 9p: fix fid refcount leak in v9fs_vfs_get_link

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/e5690f263208c5abce7451370b7786eb25b405eb
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e7b6d622bd812013eb39c8f4cd65b7ee8ede1e02
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f0126bcaee81dabc1926012126aa74caa03a4c6e
Patch