CVE-2022-49777: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49777 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 01-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal Avoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in i8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly destroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
11%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.21% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu112 products
- linux< 4.15.0-206.217 | < 5.4.0-144.161 | < 5.15.0-67.74
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 4.15.0-1151.164 | < 5.4.0-1097.105 | < 5.15.0-1031.35
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 68fdb0499653a2519691e645fcb72944f6e1e220, < 81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6 | ≥ f93d5dca7d84a4c725acf87db74b12c5686bd83e, < 4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da | ≥ bb672eff7447f8a26c8a66ddee613afd279bd760, < 3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed | ≥ dd33054e4c18a54645072c7a62d46cdf6d05dace, < d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3 | ≥ 9222ba68c3f4065f6364b99cc641b6b019ef2d42, < a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5 | ≥ 9222ba68c3f4065f6364b99cc641b6b019ef2d42, < 81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44 | ≥ 4.19.224, < 4.19.267 | ≥ 5.4.170, < 5.4.225 | ≥ 5.10.90, < 5.10.156 | ≥ 5.15.13, < 5.15.80 | 5.16
- linux_kernelEOL≥ 4.19.224, < 4.19.267 | ≥ 5.4.170, < 5.4.225 | ≥ 5.10.90, < 5.10.156 | ≥ 5.15.13, < 5.15.80 | ≥ 5.16.1, < 6.0.10 | 5.16 | 5.16:rc7 | 5.16:rc8 | 6.1:rc1 | 6.1:rc2 | 6.1:rc3 | 6.1:rc4 | 6.1:rc5
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.0.10-1
3 vendors · 115 products