CVE-2022-49774 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-49774

KVM: x86/xen: Fix eventfd error handling in kvm_xen_eventfd_assign()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86/xen: Fix eventfd error handling in kvm_xen_eventfd_assign() Should not call eventfd_ctx_put() in case of error. [Introduce new goto target instead. - Paolo]

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2fd6df2f2b47d4301b1ee0fe9d627d1c061a5988, 5.19, 0, 6.0.10, 6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 1st, 2025
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.