Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50254

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ov8865: Fix an error handling path in ov8865_probe() The commit in Fixes also introduced some new error handling which should goto the existing error handling path. Otherwise some resources leak.

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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: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% 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-2022-50254: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 73dcffeb2ff98e8181b43e9d9faad042ddcb7f60, 5.17, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.1

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50254?
CVE-2022-50254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-50254?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.