CVE-2022-49992
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-49992 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mm/mprotect: only reference swap pfn page if type match
Yu Zhao reported a bug after the commit "mm/swap: Add swp_offset_pfn() to
fetch PFN from swap entry" added a check in swp_offset_pfn() for swap type [1]:
kernel BUG at include/linux/swapops.h:117!
CPU: 46 PID: 5245 Comm: EventManager_De Tainted: G S O L 6.0.0-dbg-DEV #2
RIP: 0010:pfn_swap_entry_to_page+0x72/0xf0
Code: c6 48 8b 36 48 83 fe ff 74 53 48 01 d1 48 83 c1 08 48 8b 09 f6
c1 01 75 7b 66 90 48 89 c1 48 8b 09 f6 c1 01 74 74 5d c3 eb 9e <0f> 0b
48 ba ff ff ff ff 03 00 00 00 eb ae a9 ff 0f 00 00 75 13 48
RSP: 0018:ffffa59e73fabb80 EFLAGS: 00010282
RAX: 00000000ffffffe8 RBX: 0c00000000000000 RCX: ffffcd5440000000
RDX: 1ffffffffff7a80a RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0c0000000000042b
RBP: ffffa59e73fabb80 R08: ffff9965ca6e8bb8 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: ffffffffa5a2f62d R11: 0000030b372e9fff R12: ffff997b79db5738
R13: 00000000000004
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.19, < 5.19.6 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49992?
CVE-2022-49992 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49992?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49992?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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