What is CVE-2022-50161?

CVE-2022-50161 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.7 onward and patched in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. CVE-2022-50161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50161?

CVE-2022-50161 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-2022-50161?

Yes, CVE-2022-50161 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50161 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50161

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: maps: Fix refcount leak in of_flash_probe_versatile of_find_matching_node_and_match() returns a node pointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when not need anymore. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

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 4.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.7

Fixed in

✓ 4.14.291 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.256 4.19.x ✓ 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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50161 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/33ec82a6d2b119938f26e5c8040ed5d92378eb54
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c8de6a838b7e0eb392754ac89dd66e698684342
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d67c8f74d804b20febf716ec96e9a475457ec60
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50161

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-2022-50161?

CVE-2022-50161 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.7 onward and has been patched in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. CVE-2022-50161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50161?

CVE-2022-50161 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-2022-50161?

Yes — CVE-2022-50161 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50161 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50161 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.