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CVE-2022-49910: Linux kernel can let attackers gain unauthorized access

CVE-2022-49910 · published 1 day ago

Summary

The Linux kernel used in Ubuntu 22.04 and related Linux packages has a weakness that could let a malicious user gain higher privileges on the system. This could lead to unauthorized control or data exposure. Apply the latest security updates provided by your Linux distribution to close the gap.

What to do

Update linux kernel to version 6.0.8.
Update canonical linux to version 5.15.0-187.197.aikido.112.
Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-187.197.aikido.112.
Update canonical rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103.
Update linux to version 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116.
Update rootio-linux to version 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116.
Update linux linux to version dc30e05bb18852303084430c03ca76e69257d9ea or later.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
–	linux	linux_kernel	>= 3.6, < 4.9.333 >= 4.10, < 4.14.299 >= 4.15, < 4.19.265 >= 4.20, < 5.4.224 >= 5.5, < 5.10.154 >= 5.11, < 5.15.78 >= 5.16, < 6.0.8 6.1 `cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::`
–	linux	linux	< dc30e05bb18852303084430c03ca76e69257d9ea 3.6
Linux	linux	kernel	>= 5.16.0, < 6.0.8 Fix: upgrade to 6.0.8
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	canonical	linux	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	canonical	linux-lts-xenial	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-hwe	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe	All versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-edge	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-kvm	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.0	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.3	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-4.15	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.3	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-edge	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-4.15	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.3	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gke-4.15	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gke-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gkeop-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-edge	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-ibm-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-kvm	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.0	All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.3	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-raspi-5.4	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-fips	All versions

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Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.11	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.8	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.11	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.8	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fde	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-bluefield	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.11	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.8	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gke	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gke-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gkeop	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gkeop-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-5.11	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-5.8	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-ibm	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-ibm-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-intel-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-intel-iotg-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-iot	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-kvm	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-5.10	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-5.14	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-5.6	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.11	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.13	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-5.8	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-raspi	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-raspi2	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv-5.11	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv-5.15	All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv-5.8	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-xilinx-zynqmp	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-allwinner-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fde	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fde-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fde-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gke	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gkeop	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-hwe-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-ibm	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-intel-iot-realtime	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-intel-iotg	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-kvm	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-lowlatency	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-nvidia	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-nvidia-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-nvidia-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-nvidia-tegra	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-nvidia-tegra-igx	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-5.17	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-6.0	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-6.1	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oem-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-oracle-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-raspi	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-realtime	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-riscv-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-starfive-5.19	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-starfive-6.2	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-starfive-6.5	All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-xilinx-zynqmp	All versions
Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-bluefield	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-aws-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-azure-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-gcp-fips	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-intel-iot-realtime	All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS	canonical	linux-realtime	All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	canonical	linux-raspi-realtime	All versions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	canonical	linux-realtime	All versions
Root:Ubuntu:22.04	canonical	linux	< 5.15.0-187.197.aikido.112 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-187.197.aikido.112
Root:Ubuntu:22.04	canonical	rootio-linux	< 5.15.0-187.197.aikido.112 < 5.15.0-186.196.root.io.103 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-187.197.aikido.112
Root:Ubuntu:22.04	–	linux	< 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116
Root:Ubuntu:22.04	–	rootio-linux	< 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116 Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-198.208.aikido.116

Original advisory text

CVE-2022-49910 in linux - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2022-49910 in the linux package for Root:Ubuntu:22.04. Multiple fixed versions available.

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git Product
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49910 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/49xxx/CVE-2022-49910... Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03af22e23b96fb7ef75fb7885407ef457e8b403d Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3aff8aaca4e36dc8b17eaa011684881a80238966 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cd094fd5d872862ca278e15b9b51b07e915ef3f Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c7407bfbeafc80a04e6eaedcf34d378532a04f2 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8278a87bb1eeea94350d675ef961ee5a03341fde Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49910 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/linus/3aff8aaca4e36dc8b17eaa011684881a80238966 Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-49910 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a04161244603f502c6e453913e51edd59cb70c1 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb1c012099ef5904cd468bdb8d6fcdfdd9bcb569 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc30e05bb18852303084430c03ca76e69257d9ea Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

9.4 Critical

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-416Use After Free

Timeline

Published9 Oct 2026

Updated9 Oct 2026

First seen7 Mar 2026

Sources

CVE-2022-49910 · OSV

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49910 · OSV

CVE-2022-49910 · NVD

CVE-2022-49910 · MITRE

ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-49910 · OSV

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