What is CVE-2022-50114?

CVE-2022-50114 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.19.57 onward and patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50114?

CVE-2022-50114 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-2022-50114?

Yes, CVE-2022-50114 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.57 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50114 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50114

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: 9p: fix refcount leak in p9_read_work() error handling p9_req_put need to be called when m->rreq->rc.sdata is NULL to avoid temporary refcount leak. [Dominique: commit wording adjustments, p9_req_put argument fixes for rebase]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-18

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 4.19.57, 4.20 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.19.57 ≥ 4.20

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-2022-50114 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/34b9a188557c1d5a50e07cf228d054101aee0af3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ac7573e1f9333073fa8d303acc941c9b7ab7f61
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622f2a467bdfbce73fd43ea74b5f0fd2caaa8c5d
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50114

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50114?

CVE-2022-50114 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.19.57 onward and has been patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50114?

CVE-2022-50114 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-2022-50114?

Yes — CVE-2022-50114 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.19.57 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50114 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50114 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.