{"cve":"CVE-2022-49531","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:29.067","modified":"2026-08-04T10:17:50.307","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nloop: implement ->free_disk\n\nEnsure that the lo_device which is stored in the gendisk private\ndata is valid until the gendisk is freed.  Currently the loop driver\nuses a lot of effort to make sure a device is not freed when it is\nstill in use, but to to fix a potential deadlock this will be relaxed\na bit soon.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-667"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49531","score":0.00176,"percentile":0.07143,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}