5.5

CVE-2022-50349: misc: tifm: fix possible memory leak in tifm_7xx1_switch_media()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50349DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50349
Published 16-09-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50349 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 (CVE.org)
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. 16-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: tifm: fix possible memory leak in tifm_7xx1_switch_media() If device_register() returns error in tifm_7xx1_switch_media(), name of kobject which is allocated in dev_set_name() called in device_add() is leaked. Never directly free @dev after calling device_register(), even if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 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

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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≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < 2bbb222a54ff501f77ce593d21b76b79c905045e | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < d861b7d41b17942b337d4b87a70de7cd1dc44d4e | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < 1695b1adcc3a7d985cd22fa3b55761edf3fab50d | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < ee2715faf7e7153f5142ed09aacfa89a64d45dcb | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < 57c857353d5020bdec8284d9c0fee447484fe5e0 | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < 848c45964ded537107e010aaf353aa30a0855387 | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < 35abbc8406cc39e72d3ce85f6e869555afe50d54 | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < ef843ee20576039126d34d6eb5f45d14c3e6ce18 | ≥ 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79, < fd2c930cf6a5b9176382c15f9acb1996e76e25ad | 2.6.22
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.22, < 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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