5.5

CVE-2022-49116: Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49116DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49116
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49116 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.4% 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 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
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 4
RHSA-2023:2458SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1

Timeline

  1. 26-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks Use memset to initialize structs to prevent memory leaks in l2cap_ecred_connect

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.26% 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.

Ubuntu108 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-37.39
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1011.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ da49b602f7f75ccc91386e1274b3ef71676cd092, < 9567d54e70ff58c2695c2cc2e53c86c67551d3e6 | ≥ da49b602f7f75ccc91386e1274b3ef71676cd092, < 42b6a39f439b6f37cc2024d91ce547d83290ff78 | ≥ da49b602f7f75ccc91386e1274b3ef71676cd092, < e9e55acee9b7a737ec7f5161b94a78932a5514c8 | ≥ da49b602f7f75ccc91386e1274b3ef71676cd092, < d588c183a971b85c775ad66da563ee6e8bc8158f | ≥ da49b602f7f75ccc91386e1274b3ef71676cd092, < d3715b2333e9a21692ba16ef8645eda584a9515d | 5.7
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.111 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.34 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.20 | ≥ 5.17, < 5.17.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.17.3-1

3 vendors · 111 products

References

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