{"cve":"CVE-2022-49893","nvd":{"published":"2025-05-01T15:16:14.317","modified":"2026-06-17T05:19:26.597","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncxl/region: Fix cxl_region leak, cleanup targets at region delete\n\nWhen a region is deleted any targets that have been previously assigned\nto that region hold references to it. Trigger those references to\ndrop by detaching all targets at unregister_region() time.\n\nOtherwise that region object will leak as userspace has lost the ability\nto detach targets once region sysfs is torn down.","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/0d9e734018d70cecf79e2e4c6082167160a0f13f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d9fb4b758b9d602ee7776eb6754b0349946aad"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:01:22.920403922+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49893","score":0.0017,"percentile":0.06381,"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."]}