CVE-2022-50172

high

Published 2023-05-09 · Modified 2023-05-09

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

8.0

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: mt76x02u: fix possible memory leak in __mt76x02u_mcu_send_msg Free the skb if mt76u_bulk_msg fails in __mt76x02u_mcu_send_msg routine.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50172

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50172.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
rhel	9	fixed
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`6.0.2-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`5.10.140-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`6.0.2-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`6.0.2-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`6.0.2-1`

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50172.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50172

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.