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CVE-2022-49872

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49872 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem, specifically affecting the Generic Segmentation Offload (GSO) functionality. It arises from an incorrect assumption regarding the memory allocation types (page-backed vs. kmalloced) of SKBs within a frag_list, leading to a kernel panic when the gso_size of a GRO packet is changed. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring local privileges, and resulting in high availability impact (denial of service). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.9.194, < 4.9.334CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.145, < 4.14.300CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.19.74, < 4.19.267CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.2.16, < 5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.3.1, < 5.4.225CPE 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
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
7.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0018 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49872Moderate

kernel: net: gso: fix panic on frag_list with mixed head alloc types

May 1, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0a9f56e525ea871d3950b90076912f5c7494f00f
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/50868de7dc4e7f0fcadd6029f32bf4387c102ee6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5876b7f249a1ecbbcc8e35072c3828d6526d1c3a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/598d9e30927b15731e83797fbd700ecf399f42dd
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/65ad047fd83502447269fda8fd26c99077a9af47
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9e4b7a99a03aefd37ba7bb1f022c8efab5019165
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ad25a115f50800c6847e0d841c5c7992a9f7c1b3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bd5362e58721e4d0d1a37796593bd6e51536ce7a
Patch