# CVE-2022-49950: misc: fastrpc: fix memory corruption on open

> A memory corruption vulnerability in the Linux kernel's fastrpc driver allows attackers to corrupt memory and potentially execute code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49950, GHSA-4442-gqg3-5qvm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49950

## What is CVE-2022-49950?

CVE-2022-49950 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

misc: fastrpc: fix memory corruption on open

The probe session-duplication overflow check incremented the session
count also when there were no more available sessions so that memory
beyond the fixed-size slab-allocated session array could be corrupted in
fastrpc_session_alloc() on open().

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49950?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49950?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49950 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49950/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49950/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.