Vulnerability · CVE-2022-49801
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix memory leak in tracing_read_pipe() kmemleak reports this issue: unreferenced object 0xffff888105a18
Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 23, 2026 · Linux Linux
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-49801. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- None0.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.20%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux efbbdaa22bb78761bff8dfdde027ad04bedd47ce <a7d3f8f33c113478737bc61bb32ec5f9a987da7d
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix memory leak in tracing_read_pipe() kmemleak reports this issue: unreferenced object 0xffff888105a18900 (size 128): comm "test_progs", pid 18933, jiffies 4336275356 (age 22801.766s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 25 73 00 90 81 88 ff ff 26 05 00 00 42 01 58 04 %s......&...B.X. 03 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [ ] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4a/0x140 [ ] krealloc+0x8d/0xf0 [ ] trace_iter_expand_format+0x99/0x150 [ ] trace_check_vprintf+0x1e0/0x11d0 [ ] trace_event_printf+0xb6
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- vendor Linux Linux efbbdaa22bb78761bff8dfdde027ad04bedd47ce <a7d3f8f33c113478737bc61bb32ec5f9a987da7defbbdaa22bb78761bff8dfdde027ad04bedd47ce <a7d3f8f33c113478737bc61bb32ec5f9a987da7d
How to fix CVE-2022-49801
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-49801. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux efbbdaa22bb78761bff8dfdde027ad04bedd47ce <a7d3f8f33c113478737bc61bb32ec5f9a987da7d efbbdaa22bb78761bff8dfdde027ad04bedd47ce <a7d3f8f33c113478737bc61bb32ec5f9a987da7d. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 1, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix memory leak in tracing_read_pipe() kmemleak reports this issue: unreferenced object 0xffff888105a18900 (size 128): comm "test_progs", pid 18933, jiffies 4336275356 (age 22801.766s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 25 73 00 90 81 88 ff ff 26 05 00 00 42 01 58 04 %s......&...B.X. 03 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0
May 23, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix memory leak in tracing_read_pipe() kmemleak reports this issue: unreferenced object 0xffff888105a18900 (size 128): comm "test_progs", pid 18933, jiffies 4336275356 (age 22801.766s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 25 73 00 90 81 88 ff ff 26 05 00 00 42 01 58 04 %s......&...B.X. 03 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-49801
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-49801
30-day exploitation probability 0.20%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-12972
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Fix memory leak in tracing_read_pipe() kmemleak reports this issue: unreferenced object 0xffff888105a18900 (size 128): comm "test_progs", pid 18933, jiffies 4336275356 (age 22801.766s) hex dump (first 32
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.