What is CVE-2022-50183?

CVE-2022-50183 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and patched in 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50183?

CVE-2022-50183 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-2022-50183?

Yes, CVE-2022-50183 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50183 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50183

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: encoder_cvbs: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_cvbs_init of_graph_get_remote_node() returns remote device nodepointer with refcount incremented, we should use of_node_put() on it when done. Add missing of_node_put() to avoid refcount leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-19

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

Affected from

≥ 5.17

Fixed in

✓ 5.18.18 5.18.x ✓ 5.19.2 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50183 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/51c36411ae27bf5f06c43462d2de2d4947ed33ea
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d255ddbbf679aa47e041cbf68520fd985ed2279
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb5ac08d5bd8626c318bd80a5063263daab8fdb6
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50183

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-19

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50183?

CVE-2022-50183 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.17 onward and has been patched in 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50183?

CVE-2022-50183 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-2022-50183?

Yes — CVE-2022-50183 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50183 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50183 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.