Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50169

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wil6210: debugfs: fix info leak in wil_write_file_wmi() The simple_write_to_buffer() function will succeed if even a single byte is initialized. However, we need to initialize the whole buffer to prevent information leaks. Just use memdup_user().

EPSS: 0.002 (11.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50169?
CVE-2022-50169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-50169?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.