What is CVE-2022-50019?

CVE-2022-50019 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.25 onward and patched in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. CVE-2022-50019 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50019?

CVE-2022-50019 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50019?

Yes, CVE-2022-50019 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.25 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50019 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50019 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50019

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: serial: Fix refcount leak bug in ucc_uart.c In soc_info(), of_find_node_by_type() will return a node pointer with refcount incremented. We should use of_node_put() when it is not used anymore.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.25 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.25

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.326 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.291 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.256 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.211 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.138 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.63 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.4 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17c32546166d8a7d2579c4b57c8b16241f94a66b

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59bc4c19d53bdac61ec952c01c6e864f5f0f8367

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81939c4fbc2d5c754d0f1c1f05149d4b70d751ed

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8245e7d1d7f75a9255ad1e8146752e5051d528b8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca3fc1c38e4253bc019881301a28ea60b8b0bca3

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50019

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50019?

CVE-2022-50019 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.25 onward and has been patched in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. CVE-2022-50019 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50019?

CVE-2022-50019 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50019?

Yes. CVE-2022-50019 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.25 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50019 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-50019 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.