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CVE-2022-49545MEDIUM
Linux Linux — ALSA: usb-audio: Cancel pending work at closing a MIDI substream
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0028   20.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 –  —
  Linux    2.6.12 –                                    5.10.121
TIMELINE
  Feb 26  Reserved by Linux
  Feb 26  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-49545 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Cancel pending work at closing a MIDI substream At closing a USB MIDI output substream, there might be still a pending work, which would eventually access the rawmidi runtime object that is being released. For fixing the race, make sure to cancel the pending work at closing.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 26, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
February 26, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-49545 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
LinuxLinux2.6.125.10.121

References (5)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49545 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-49545 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.