5.5

CVE-2022-49012: afs: Fix server->active leak in afs_put_server

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49012DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49012
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49012 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix server->active leak in afs_put_server The atomic_read was accidentally replaced with atomic_inc_return, which prevents the server from getting cleaned up and causes rmmod to hang with a warning: Can't purge s=00000001

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu75 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14, < c5078548c29c735f71b05053659c0cb294e738ad | ≥ 2757a4dc184997c66ef1de32636f73b9f21aac14, < ef4d3ea40565a781c25847e9cb96c1bd9f462bc6 | 6.0
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.0, < 6.0.12 | 6.1:rc1 | 6.1:rc2 | 6.1:rc3 | 6.1:rc4 | 6.1:rc5 | 6.1:rc6 | 6.1:rc7
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.12-1

3 vendors · 78 products

References

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