What is CVE-2022-50143?

CVE-2022-50143 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and patched in 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. CVE-2022-50143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50143?

CVE-2022-50143 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-2022-50143?

Yes, CVE-2022-50143 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50143 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-50143

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: intel_th: Fix a resource leak in an error handling path If an error occurs after calling 'pci_alloc_irq_vectors()', 'pci_free_irq_vectors()' must be called as already done in the remove function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-20

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-50143 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.211 5.4.x ✓ 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

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/086c28ab7c5699256aced0049aae9c42f1410313

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/859342220accd0d332864fafbf4e3d2d0492bc3f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5469573a274729bdb04b60a8d71f8d09940a31

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8f3b78b1f8e959d06801ae82149f140a75724e8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed4d5ecb7d7fd80336afb2f9ac6685651a6aa32f

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50143

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50143?

CVE-2022-50143 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. CVE-2022-50143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50143?

CVE-2022-50143 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-2022-50143?

Yes. CVE-2022-50143 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50143 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-50143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.