5.5

CVE-2022-50278: PNP: fix name memory leak in pnp_alloc_dev()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50278DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50278
Published 15-09-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50278 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.5% 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
0.16%
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 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Timeline

  1. 15-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PNP: fix name memory leak in pnp_alloc_dev() After commit 1fa5ae857bb1 ("driver core: get rid of struct device's bus_id string array"), the name of device is allocated dynamically, move dev_set_name() after pnp_add_id() to avoid memory leak.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.16% 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.

Ubuntu120 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-208.220 | < 5.4.0-144.161 | < 5.15.0-69.76
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1153.166 | < 5.4.0-1097.105 | < 5.15.0-1033.37
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < ea77b4b761cd75e5456f677311babfa0418f289a | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < 693a0c13c1f0c0fcaa1e38cb806cc0789bd415aa | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < bbcf772216aa237036cc3ae3158288d0a95aaf4d | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < 81b024df4755e6bb6993b786584eca6eabbb9791 | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < dac87e295cddc8ab316cff14ab2071b5221d84fa | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < c12b314bb23dc0c83e03402cc84574700947e3b2 | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < 1f50c7497a5f89de0c31f2edf086af41ff834320 | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < 290dd73b943c95c006df973257076ff163adf4d0 | ≥ 1fa5ae857bb14f6046205171d98506d8112dd74e, < 110d7b0325c55ff3620073ba4201845f59e22ebf | 2.6.30
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.30, < 4.9.337 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.303 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.270 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.229 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.163 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.86 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.16 | ≥ 6.1, < 6.1.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.4-1

3 vendors · 123 products

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