CVE-2022-49777: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal Avoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in i8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly destroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.19.224, before 4.19.267 (fixed in 4.19.267); from 5.4.170, before 5.4.225 (fixed in 5.4.225); from 5.10.90, before 5.10.156 (fixed in 5.10.156); from 5.15.13, before 5.15.80 (fixed in 5.15.80); from 5.16.1, before 6.0.10 (fixed in 6.0.10); version 5.16 only; …

Published 2025-05-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.