Is CVE-2022-49166 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-49166 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-49166?

CVE-2022-49166 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-49166?

CVE-2022-49166 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49166?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.10.113-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-49166

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add sanity check on allocation size ntfs_read_inode_mount invokes ntfs_malloc_nofs with zero allocation size. It triggers one BUG in the __ntfs_malloc function. Fix this by adding sanity check on ni->attr_list_size.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.10.113-1CVE-2022-49166

Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49166

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch9

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-15.