5.5

CVE-2022-50294: wifi: libertas: fix memory leak in lbs_init_adapter()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50294DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50294
Published 15-09-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50294 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.1% 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: wifi: libertas: fix memory leak in lbs_init_adapter() When kfifo_alloc() failed in lbs_init_adapter(), cmd buffer is not released. Add free memory to processing error path.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

5%

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.

Ubuntu121 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-152.169 | < 5.15.0-75.82
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1104.112 | < 5.15.0-1038.43
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 4c102ad59bfa66c0f6662af64fa3b9007b02c20f | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 98e0ff6980c89239d9e5d3da90d791c2383dc23a | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 23b34e08de5c2380414c9d3c33e8235094bcccae | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 9c8f50c7433bdfba1588831c413136ecc3f29f99 | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 037f84c0bfae5c436c651d0e804264e2648010ec | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 653d13a73e498d0bb6aeaf689aaa960defa7878b | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < d46c33f667b05c22bc5c5b69aa730349c4b6fe31 | ≥ 7919b89c8276d657976d4d4d6b7cb58ea1aa08c3, < 16a03958618fb91bb1bc7077cf3211055162cc2f | 2.6.26
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.26, < 4.14.308 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.276 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.235 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.173 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.99 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.16 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.20-1

3 vendors · 124 products

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