CVE-2022-49118

Kernel panic via premature IRQ vector release

Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Driver cleanup error in the Linux kernel hisi_sas v3 hardware driver allows local users to crash the kernel during a failed probe. The hisi_sas_v3_probe error path calls pci_free_irq_vectors while registered devm_request_irq handlers remain attached, causing free_msi_irqs to hit a kernel BUG. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, HiSilicon SAS v3 hardware, and a channel or fatal IRQ request failure; the bounded consequence is a kernel panic and service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Driver cleanup error in the Linux kernel hisi_sas v3 hardware driver allows local users to crash the kernel during a failed probe. The hisi_sas_v3_probe error path calls pci_free_irq_vectors while registered devm_request_irq handlers remain attached, causing free_msi_irqs to hit a kernel BUG. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, HiSilicon SAS v3 hardware, and a channel or fatal IRQ request failure; the bounded consequence is a kernel panic and service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-49118
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
Aug 12, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.4
  2. Affected versionversion=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <224903cc60d045576393c3b16907742f23e6c740
  3. Affected versionversion=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <554fb72ee34f4732c7f694f56c3c6e67790352a0
  4. Affected versionversion=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <8b6eab9d683bae7f88dc894b8c851f866032301c
  5. Affected versionversion=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <b4cc04fa8f1fc3816c8494d77abab3f72b9d2292
  6. Affected versionversion=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <f05a0d8de2ea49af36821a20b0b501e20ced937e

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=5.4; version=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <224903cc60d045576393c3b16907742f23e6c740; version=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <554fb72ee34f4732c7f694f56c3c6e67790352a0; version=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <8b6eab9d683bae7f88dc894b8c851f866032301c; version=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <b4cc04fa8f1fc3816c8494d77abab3f72b9d2292; version=e16963f378faf82d307cad2796953f198497c614 <f05a0d8de2ea49af36821a20b0b501e20ced937e

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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