{"cve":"CVE-2022-49777","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-01T15:16:00.870","modified":"2026-06-17T05:19:07.300","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nInput: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal\n\nAvoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in\ni8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly\ndestroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.","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-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49777","score":0.00216,"percentile":0.12011,"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."]}