5.5

CVE-2022-49521: scsi: lpfc: Fix resource leak in lpfc_sli4_send_seq_to_ulp()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49521DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49521
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49521 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% 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
0.27%
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 7 · Related 7
SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1SUSE-SU-2025:1194-1SUSE-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: scsi: lpfc: Fix resource leak in lpfc_sli4_send_seq_to_ulp() If no handler is found in lpfc_complete_unsol_iocb() to match the rctl of a received frame, the frame is dropped and resources are leaked. Fix by returning resources when discarding an unhandled frame type. Update lpfc_fc_frame_check() handling of NOP basic link service.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.27% 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.

Ubuntu113 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-47.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1019.23
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 4f774513f7b3fe96648b8936f60f835e6ceaa88e, < fa1b509d41c5433672f72c0615cf4aefa0611c99 | ≥ 4f774513f7b3fe96648b8936f60f835e6ceaa88e, < 40cf4ea4d2d497f7732c87d350ba5c3f5e8a43a1 | ≥ 4f774513f7b3fe96648b8936f60f835e6ceaa88e, < 08709769ff2fb6c5ffedcda3742700d8ea1618a8 | ≥ 4f774513f7b3fe96648b8936f60f835e6ceaa88e, < 7860d8f8082605b57596aa82d3d438c1fdad9a9e | ≥ 4f774513f7b3fe96648b8936f60f835e6ceaa88e, < 646db1a560f44236b7278b822ca99a1d3b6ea72c | 2.6.31
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.121 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.46 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.17.14 | ≥ 5.18, < 5.18.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.18.5-1

3 vendors · 116 products

References

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