Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50119

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rpmsg: Fix possible refcount leak in rpmsg_register_device_override() rpmsg_register_device_override need to call put_device to free vch when driver_set_override fails. Fix this by adding a put_device() to the error path.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions b585daa34a0a852e6d5e553132b411b6a0192d27, c14c6676ad5b78950a45121a7ee6cfb85778e71f, 3d14785980571ebb313a976e589b9d3563adc704
  • Linux Linux_kernel

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50119?
CVE-2022-50119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-50119?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.