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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0021 11.8 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef – — Linux 2.6.37 – 4.9.328
TIMELINE Jun 18 Reserved by Linux Jun 18 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-49956 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 7.8 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8712: fix use after free bugs _Read/Write_MACREG callbacks are NULL so the read/write_macreg_hdl() functions don't do anything except free the "pcmd" pointer. It results in a use after free. Delete them.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| June 18, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-49956 (Linux). CVSS 7 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49956 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-416
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