What is CVE-2022-50120?

CVE-2022-50120 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50120 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50120?

CVE-2022-50120 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-2022-50120?

Yes, CVE-2022-50120 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50120 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50120 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50120

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: imx_rproc: Fix refcount leak in imx_rproc_addr_init of_parse_phandle() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not needed anymore. This function has two paths missing of_node_put().

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

Affected from

≥ 4.14

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-2022-50120 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/0dc1663e3fc22c72e1ab33be7701a0d51cca84ef
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16da9f84e26f89e58cac194ff19fefd9de27d975
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61afafe8b938bc74841cf4b1a73dd08b9d287c5a
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50120

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-2022-50120?

CVE-2022-50120 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50120 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50120?

CVE-2022-50120 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-2022-50120?

Yes — CVE-2022-50120 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50120 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50120 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.