What is CVE-2022-50208?

CVE-2022-50208 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and patched in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. CVE-2022-50208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50208?

CVE-2022-50208 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-2022-50208?

Yes, CVE-2022-50208 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50208 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50208

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: amlogic: Fix refcount leak in meson-secure-pwrc.c In meson_secure_pwrc_probe(), there is a refcount leak in one fail path.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-20

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 5.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.7

Fixed in

✓ 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-2022-50208 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/5509d07a9364b75b28055bf2d89289e4e5269929
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80c469e63bfa9a5a8114952bffc6a7d241e7497e
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d18529a4c12f66d83daac78045ea54063bd43257
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50208

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50208?

CVE-2022-50208 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.7 onward and has been patched in 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. CVE-2022-50208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50208?

CVE-2022-50208 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-2022-50208?

Yes — CVE-2022-50208 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50208 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50208 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.