How severe is CVE-2022-49515?

CVE-2022-49515 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-49515 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (16th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-49515?

CVE-2022-49515 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49515?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2022-49515 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2022-49515 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-54714.

When was CVE-2022-49515 published?

CVE-2022-49515 was published on 2025-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-49515

CVE-2022-49515 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-125.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.1)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (16th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2022-54714
Weakness: CWE-125
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2025-02-26
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: cs35l41: Fix an out-of-bounds access in otp_packed_element_t The CS35L41_NUM_OTP_ELEM is 100, but only 99 entries are defined in the array otp_map_1/2[CS35L41_NUM_OTP_ELEM], this will trigger UBSAN to report a shift-out-of-bounds warning in the cs35l41_otp_unpack() since the last entry in the array will result in GENMASK(-1, 0). UBSAN reports this problem: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in /home/hwang4/build/jammy/jammy/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l41-lib.c:836:8 shift exponent 64 is too large for 64-bit type 'long unsigned int' CPU: 10 PID: 595 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 5.15.0-23-generic #23 Hardware name: LENOVO \x02MFG_IN_GO/\x02MFG_IN_GO, BIOS N3GET19W (1.00 ) 03/11/2022 Call Trace: <TASK> show_stack+0x52/0x58 dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x5f dump_stack+0x10/0x12 ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds.cold+0x61/0xef ? regmap_unlock_mutex+0xe/0x10 cs35l41_otp_unpack.cold+0x1c6/0x2b2 [snd_soc_cs35l41_lib] cs35l41_hda_probe+0x24f/0x33a [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41] cs35l41_hda_i2c_probe+0x65/0x90 [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41_i2c] ? cs35l41_hda_i2c_remove+0x20/0x20 [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41_i2c] i2c_device_probe+0x252/0x2b0

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49515?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: cs35l41: Fix an out-of-bounds access in otp_packed_element_t The CS35L41_NUM_OTP_ELEM is 100, but only 99 entries are defined in the array otp_map_1/2[CS35L41_NUM_OTP_ELEM], this will trigger UBSAN to report a shift-out-of-bounds warning in the cs35l41_otp_unpack() since the last entry in the array will result in GENMASK(-1, 0). UBSAN reports this problem: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in /home/hwang4/build/jammy/jammy/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l41-lib.c:836:8 shift exponent 64 is too large for 64-bit type 'long unsigned int' CPU: 10 PID: 595 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 5.15.0-23-generic #23 Hardware name: LENOVO \x02MFG_IN_GO/\x02MFG_IN_GO, BIOS N3GET19W (1.00 ) 03/11/2022 Call Trace: <TASK> show_stack+0x52/0x58 dump_stack_lvl+0x4a/0x5f dump_stack+0x10/0x12 ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x45 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds.cold+0x61/0xef ? regmap_unlock_mutex+0xe/0x10 cs35l41_otp_unpack.cold+0x1c6/0x2b2 [snd_soc_cs35l41_lib] cs35l41_hda_probe+0x24f/0x33a [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41] cs35l41_hda_i2c_probe+0x65/0x90 [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41_i2c] ? cs35l41_hda_i2c_remove+0x20/0x20 [snd_hda_scodec_cs35l41_i2c] i2c_device_probe+0x252/0x2b0
How severe is CVE-2022-49515?: CVE-2022-49515 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.1, rated high severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-49515 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (16th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-49515?: CVE-2022-49515 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49515?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2022-49515 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2022-49515 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-54714.
When was CVE-2022-49515 published?: CVE-2022-49515 was published on 2025-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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