What is CVE-2022-50191?

CVE-2022-50191 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and patched in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. CVE-2022-50191 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50191?

CVE-2022-50191 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-2022-50191?

Yes, CVE-2022-50191 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50191 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50191 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50191

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: of: Fix refcount leak bug in of_get_regulation_constraints() We should call the of_node_put() for the reference returned by of_get_child_by_name() which has increased the refcount.

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 3.19 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

≥ 3.19

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-2022-50191 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/11ecb4f8735b0230d54a82c18b21ea778b695d61
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/332e555dca074c4eb2084898021c3676423814c3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35f9e861d9b9434903a8ede37a3561f78985826d
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50191

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-2022-50191?

CVE-2022-50191 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and has been patched in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. CVE-2022-50191 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50191?

CVE-2022-50191 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-2022-50191?

Yes — CVE-2022-50191 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50191 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50191 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.