What is CVE-2022-50188?

CVE-2022-50188 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-2022-50188 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50188?

CVE-2022-50188 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-2022-50188?

Yes, CVE-2022-50188 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-2022-50188 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50188 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50188

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: Fix refcount leak in meson_encoder_hdmi_init of_find_device_by_node() takes reference, we should use put_device() to release it when not need anymore. Add missing put_device() in error path 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-2022-50188 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/50446ac34545580d073ff0dd154b796726772668
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7381076809586528e2a812a709e2758916318a99
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b15eb0aa059b3a5bc60364ce82eb2cefac80db
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50188

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-2022-50188?

CVE-2022-50188 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-2022-50188 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50188?

CVE-2022-50188 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-2022-50188?

Yes — CVE-2022-50188 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-2022-50188 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50188 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.