What is CVE-2022-50119?

CVE-2022-50119 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and patched in 5.19.2 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50119?

CVE-2022-50119 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-2022-50119?

Yes, CVE-2022-50119 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.2 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50119 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50119

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rpmsg: Fix possible refcount leak in rpmsg_register_device_override() rpmsg_register_device_override need to call put_device to free vch when driver_set_override fails. Fix this by adding a put_device() to the error path.

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 5.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.19

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.2 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50119 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/01e6885b75e25a2dd0726455ef18ef9ce5e7dc87
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/280ae5a028ef5d14ef9277746a3026a30aaebe4f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fdd5b2bb09fc2b5bf3504778f51c89bb48c097f
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50119

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-2022-50119?

CVE-2022-50119 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and has been patched in 5.19.2 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50119?

CVE-2022-50119 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-2022-50119?

Yes — CVE-2022-50119 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.2 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50119 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.