5.5

CVE-2022-50172: mt76: mt76x02u: fix possible memory leak in __mt76x02u_mcu_send_msg

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50172DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50172
Published 18-06-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50172 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.8% 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
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 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 8 · Related 6
RHSA-2023:2458RHSA-2023:2951SUSE-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: 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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.24% 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.

Ubuntu108 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≥ 4c89ff2c74e39b60f1f6e650721f6f92f007ea5b, < 3ad958bc488e3ecb0207d31621c00efb86f17482 | ≥ 4c89ff2c74e39b60f1f6e650721f6f92f007ea5b, < f1609c4f4a21777e081b36596224802b85052ad9 | ≥ 4c89ff2c74e39b60f1f6e650721f6f92f007ea5b, < da1ab462b96c5d47a0755aec957bae3d685538c5 | ≥ 4c89ff2c74e39b60f1f6e650721f6f92f007ea5b, < 2f53ba46d8c97aca681adbe5098e1f84580c446d | ≥ 4c89ff2c74e39b60f1f6e650721f6f92f007ea5b, < cffd93411575afd987788e2ec3cb8eaff70f0215 | 4.20
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.10.137 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.61 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.18.18 | ≥ 5.19, < 5.19.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.2-1

3 vendors · 111 products

References

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