5.5

CVE-2022-50027: scsi: lpfc: Fix possible memory leak when failing to issue CMF WQE

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50027DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50027
Published 18-06-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50027 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7
RHSA-2022:7683RHSA-2022:8267SUSE-SU-2025:02264-1SUSE-SU-2025:02308-1SUSE-SU-2025:02320-1SUSE-SU-2025:02321-1

Timeline

  1. 18-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix possible memory leak when failing to issue CMF WQE There is no corresponding free routine if lpfc_sli4_issue_wqe fails to issue the CMF WQE in lpfc_issue_cmf_sync_wqe. If ret_val is non-zero, then free the iocbq request structure.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu113 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-53.59
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1023.27
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ daebf93fc3a5d12b3bc928aebb168c68e754dda2, < 9c8e2e607270a368834a0ef72aa82d970f89c596 | ≥ daebf93fc3a5d12b3bc928aebb168c68e754dda2, < 4eb7a1beff03836d3df271cd23b790884e3facb9 | ≥ daebf93fc3a5d12b3bc928aebb168c68e754dda2, < 2f67dc7970bce3529edce93a0a14234d88b3fcd5 | 5.15
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.15, < 5.15.63 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.19.4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.2-1

3 vendors · 116 products

References

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