CVE-2022-49050: memory: renesas-rpc-if: fix platform-device leak in error path
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49050 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 26-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memory: renesas-rpc-if: fix platform-device leak in error path Make sure to free the flash platform device in the event that registration fails during probe.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
19%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu89 products
- linux< 5.15.0-37.39
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1011.14
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ ca7d8b980b67f133317525c4273e144116ee1ae5, < c089ffc846c85f200db34ad208338f4f81a6d82d | ≥ ca7d8b980b67f133317525c4273e144116ee1ae5, < 05d1824a7fb43ab9adb1eb82404954af81d8c984 | ≥ ca7d8b980b67f133317525c4273e144116ee1ae5, < 66b9b707ea4dcafca92b6261c6924652914e3b73 | ≥ ca7d8b980b67f133317525c4273e144116ee1ae5, < b452dbf24d7d9a990d70118462925f6ee287d135 | 5.9
- linux_kernel≥ 5.9, < 5.10.112 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.35 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.17.4 | 5.18:rc1 | 5.18:rc2
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.17.6-1
3 vendors · 92 products