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CVE-2022-49754

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49754 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem, specifically within the mgmt_mesh_add() function. This flaw allows a local attacker to potentially achieve high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to incorrect size checks during memory copying. While rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.1, < 6.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 36th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49754Moderate

kernel: Bluetooth: Fix a buffer overflow in mgmt_mesh_add()

Mar 27, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/2185e0fdbb2137f22a9dd9fcbf6481400d56299b
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ed818fd8c531abf561b379995ee7cc4c68029464
Patch