What is CVE-2022-50392?

CVE-2022-50392 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and patched in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. CVE-2022-50392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50392?

CVE-2022-50392 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-2022-50392?

Yes, CVE-2022-50392 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50392 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50392

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8183: fix refcount leak in mt8183_mt6358_ts3a227_max98357_dev_probe() The node returned by of_parse_phandle() with refcount incremented, of_node_put() needs be called when finish using it. So add it in the error path in mt8183_mt6358_ts3a227_max98357_dev_probe().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-18

Last modified 2026-01-14

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 5.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.86 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.16 6.0.x ✓ 6.1.2 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50392 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/156b0c19c1a44153e34cfdfa5937546a93dcb288
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38eef3be38ab895959c442702864212cc3beb96c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/574bd4d14a9297a1c69ad41001caf00fdd17d305
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50392

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-18

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50392?

CVE-2022-50392 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. CVE-2022-50392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50392?

CVE-2022-50392 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-2022-50392?

Yes — CVE-2022-50392 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50392 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.