CVE-2022-49178

low-risk

Published 2025-02-26

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memstick/mspro_block: fix handling of read-only devices Use set_disk_ro to propagate the read-only state to the block layer instead of checking for it in ->open and leaking a reference in case of a read-only device.

Do I need to act?

0.07% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (3)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/057b53c4f87690d626203acef8b63d52a9bf2f43

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a0725b9d78ff6efdc95a37e4f05072e79c63918

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dab421bfe06a59bf8f212a72e34673e8acf2018

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal