Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50464
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt7915: Fix PCI device refcount leak in mt7915_pci_init_hif2() As comment of pci_get_device() says, it returns a pci_device with its refcount increased. We need to call pci_dev_put() to decrease the refcount. Save the return value of pci_get_device() and call pci_dev_put() to decrease the refcount.
EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th 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 9093cfff72e3e55b703ed38fa1af87c204d89cf1, 5.12, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50464?
- CVE-2022-50464 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50464?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.