5.5

CVE-2022-50537: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50537DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50537
Published 07-10-2025Last modified 23-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50537 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-2025:4111-1SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1SUSE-SU-2025:4189-1SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Timeline

  1. 07-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling kfree() in the 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.

Ubuntu103 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-69.76
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1033.37
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ d537afa08e156a0a72562e625506825c2776fcfa, < 62ac943eb2a9d655e431b9bc98ff6d7bd51a0e49 | ≥ 60831f5ae6c713afceb6d29f40899ed112f36059, < d34742245e4366579f9a80f8cfe4a63248e838e0 | ≥ 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305, < b308fdedef095aac14569f810d46edf773ea7d1e | ≥ 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305, < 6757dd2193fe18c5c5fe3050e7f2ff9dcbd1ff34 | ≥ 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305, < 71d2abab374f707ab8ac8dcef191fd2b3b67b8bd | ≥ 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305, < 7b51161696e803fd5f9ad55b20a64c2df313f95c | ≥ 5.10.65, < 5.10.163 | 5.13
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.10.65, < 5.10.163 | ≥ 5.13, < 5.15.86 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.16 | ≥ 6.1, < 6.1.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.4-1

3 vendors · 106 products

References

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