What is CVE-2022-50204?

CVE-2022-50204 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50204?

CVE-2022-50204 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-2022-50204?

Yes, CVE-2022-50204 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50204 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50204

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: OMAP2+: pdata-quirks: Fix refcount leak bug In pdata_quirks_init_clocks(), the loop contains of_find_node_by_name() but without corresponding of_node_put().

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 5.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.11

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-50204 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/37f0c89778576ce3d52f40c1e9e727fbddedb28e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cdbab96bab314c6f2f5e4e8b8a019181328bf5f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75f23d72b6e0a34c8a0e8d275b69ba1e6dd0f15f
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50204

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-2022-50204?

CVE-2022-50204 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. CVE-2022-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50204?

CVE-2022-50204 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-2022-50204?

Yes — CVE-2022-50204 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50204 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50204 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.