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CVE-2022-49953

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.18%

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CVE-2022-49953 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: cm3605: Fix an error handling path in cm3605_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced a new error handling path which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: cm3605: Fix an error handling path in cm3605_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced a new error handling path which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.18%

7.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 5.19.8—
LinuxLinux Kernel6.0Rc1

References

Timeline

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Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49953?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: light: cm3605: Fix an error handling path in cm3605_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced a new error handling path which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.
How severe is CVE-2022-49953?
CVE-2022-49953 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49953?
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Source: NVD / NIST