# CVE-2022-49852: riscv: process: fix kernel info leakage

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: riscv: process: fix kernel info leakage thread_struct's s[12] may contain random kernel memory content, which may be finally leaked to userspace. This is a security hole. Fix it by clearing the s[12] array in thread_struct when fork. As for kthread case, it's better to clear the s[12] array as well.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4601d30f7d989b4f354df899ab85b5f7a750d30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c0b3167537793a7cf936fb240366eefd2fc7fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56d18a976dda653194218df6d40d8122c775712
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc36c7fa5d9384602529ba3eea8c5daee7be4dbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/358a68f98304b40b201ba5afe94c20355aa3dc68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6510c78490c490a6636e48b61eeaa6fb65981f4b

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