Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50114

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: 9p: fix refcount leak in p9_read_work() error handling p9_req_put need to be called when m->rreq->rc.sdata is NULL to avoid temporary refcount leak. [Dominique: commit wording adjustments, p9_req_put argument fixes for rebase]

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-50114: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 728356dedeff8ef999cb436c71333ef4ac51a81c, 5.10.260, 5.18.18
  • Linux Kernel

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50114?
CVE-2022-50114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-50114?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.