What is CVE-2022-50033?

CVE-2022-50033 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.29 onward and patched in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. CVE-2022-50033 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50033?

CVE-2022-50033 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-2022-50033?

Yes, CVE-2022-50033 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.29 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50033 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50033 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50033

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: host: ohci-ppc-of: Fix refcount leak bug In ohci_hcd_ppc_of_probe(), of_find_compatible_node() 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 2.6.29 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

≥ 2.6.29

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50033 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0334d23c56ecf1ee1563bb83e29cc5a51ed7fb4e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fc62bbc95319bbd330e3645afc7c286acec9ef8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/403132881e66db7aa98b55c6655daedd80d407fd
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50033

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-2022-50033?

CVE-2022-50033 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.29 onward and has been patched in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. CVE-2022-50033 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50033?

CVE-2022-50033 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-2022-50033?

Yes — CVE-2022-50033 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.29 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50033 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50033 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.