What is CVE-2022-50109?

CVE-2022-50109 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.17 onward and patched in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. CVE-2022-50109 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50109?

CVE-2022-50109 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-2022-50109?

Yes, CVE-2022-50109 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50109 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50109 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50109

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: video: fbdev: amba-clcd: Fix refcount leak bugs In clcdfb_of_init_display(), we should call of_node_put() for the references returned by of_graph_get_next_endpoint() and of_graph_get_remote_port_parent() which have increased the refcount. Besides, we should call of_node_put() both in fail path or when the references are not used anymore.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-19

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 3.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.17

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.291 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.256 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.211 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.137 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.61 5.15.x ✓ 5.18.18 5.18.x ✓ 5.19.2 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50109 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/2688df86c02da6bdc9866b62d974e169a2678883
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26c2b7d9fac42eb8317f3ceefa4c1a9a9170ca69
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f06f1905c312671a09ee85ca92ac04a1d9f305
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50109

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50109?

CVE-2022-50109 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.17 onward and has been patched in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. CVE-2022-50109 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50109?

CVE-2022-50109 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-2022-50109?

Yes — CVE-2022-50109 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50109 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50109 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.