What is CVE-2022-50176?

CVE-2022-50176 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and patched in 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. CVE-2022-50176 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50176?

CVE-2022-50176 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50176?

Yes, CVE-2022-50176 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50176 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50176 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50176

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mcde: Fix refcount leak in mcde_dsi_bind Every iteration of for_each_available_child_of_node() decrements the reference counter of the previous node. There is no decrement when break out from the loop and results in refcount leak. Add missing of_node_put() to fix this.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-25

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

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.3 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

≥ 5.3

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50176 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/3123ae6fdd4013d24a3a4877084b14e917faae5c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c827e30bb44ae809950a9efab59e98e44d30e5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a149169e4a2f9127022fec6ef5d71b4e804b3b9
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50176

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-25

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50176?

CVE-2022-50176 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and has been patched in 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. CVE-2022-50176 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50176?

CVE-2022-50176 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:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50176?

Yes — CVE-2022-50176 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50176 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50176 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.