PT-2025-25907 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2022-08-25 · Updated 2025-09-12 · CVE-2022-49981

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the hidraw release() function. The leak occurs when the buffered reports are not freed before deleting the list entry. This issue is related to the hidraw report event() function in drivers/hid/hidraw.c. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-02360

CVE-2022-49981

OESA-2025-1726

RHSA-2023:2458

RHSA-2023_2458

SUSE-SU-2025:02264-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02308-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02320-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02321-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02322-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02537-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03204-1

SUSE-SU-2025:2264-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02264-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02308-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02537-1

SUSE-SU-2025_03204-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 725

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/49xxx/CVE-2022-49981.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53062 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5b7e9611cffec345d62d5bdd8b6e30e89956818 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49981 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfd27a737283313a3e626e97b9d9b2d8d6a94188 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03204-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53125 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c06b013f5cbfeafe0a9cfa5a7128604c34e0e517 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53066 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5623a203cffe2d2b84d2f6c989d9017db1856af · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53c7c4d5d40b45c127cb1193bf3e9670f844c3cf · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e2fa79226580b035b00260d9f240ab9bda4af5d · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50094 · Security Note