What is CVE-2022-50111?

CVE-2022-50111 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.10 onward and patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50111 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50111?

CVE-2022-50111 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-2022-50111?

Yes, CVE-2022-50111 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50111 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50111 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50111

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mt6359: Fix refcount leak bug In mt6359_parse_dt() and mt6359_accdet_parse_dt(), we should call of_node_put() for the reference returned by of_get_child_by_name() which has increased the refcount.

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 5.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.10

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-50111 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/1e7fe6906e9755d9e0242f9619c894ecd82fb9da
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d69d86b3e9d82f524e7e1906adcbbe939dc836e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8d5df69e2ec702d979f7d04ed519caf8691a032
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50111

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-2022-50111?

CVE-2022-50111 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.10 onward and has been patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50111 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50111?

CVE-2022-50111 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-2022-50111?

Yes — CVE-2022-50111 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50111 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50111 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.