What is CVE-2022-50139?

CVE-2022-50139 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and patched in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. CVE-2022-50139 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50139?

CVE-2022-50139 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-2022-50139?

Yes, CVE-2022-50139 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50139 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50139 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50139

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: aspeed-vhub: Fix refcount leak bug in ast_vhub_init_desc() 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 2025-11-18

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 5.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.8

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-50139 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/0e0a40c803643f4edc30f0660f2f3bea4d57a99a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/220fafb4ed04187e9c17be4152da5a7f2ffbdd8c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3503305225ca24c3229414c769323fb8bf39b4bf
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50139

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-2022-50139?

CVE-2022-50139 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and has been patched in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. CVE-2022-50139 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50139?

CVE-2022-50139 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-2022-50139?

Yes — CVE-2022-50139 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50139 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50139 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.