What is CVE-2022-50357?

CVE-2022-50357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-50357?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50357

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: dwc3: core: fix some leaks in probe The dwc3_get_properties() function calls: dwc->usb_psy = power_supply_get_by_name(usb_psy_name); so there is some additional clean up required on these error paths.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.6th 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 6f0764b5adea18d70c3fab32d5f940678bcbd865, 5.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50357?: CVE-2022-50357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-50357?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.