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CVE-2022-49792

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49792 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's iio:adc:mp2629 component, specifically an array out-of-bounds access. This flaw, rated 7.1 CVSS, allows a local attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality and availability impact. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are available, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, the vulnerability has been patched by adding a sentinel to prevent the out-of-bounds access.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.8, < 5.10.156CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.80CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 6.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
7.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0018 is in the 31st 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-2022-49792

kernel: iio: adc: mp2629: fix potential array out of bound access

May 1, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/1678d4abb2dc2ca3b05b998a9d88616976e4f947
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/399b2105a2240e730b9f3880bd8f154247539aa7
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ca1547ab15f48dc81624183ae17a2fd1bad06dfc
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d95b85c5084ad70011988861ee864529eefa1da0
Patch