What is CVE-2022-50427?

CVE-2022-50427 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401), affecting Linux kernel versions from 2.6.14 onward and patched in 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264 and others. CVE-2022-50427 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50427?

CVE-2022-50427 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-2022-50427?

Yes, CVE-2022-50427 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50427 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50427 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2022-50427

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ac97: fix possible memory leak in snd_ac97_dev_register() If device_register() fails in snd_ac97_dev_register(), it should call put_device() to give up reference, or the name allocated in dev_set_name() is leaked.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-01

Last modified 2026-01-20

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2022-50427 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264, 5.4.223, 5.10.153, 5.15.77, 6.0.7, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.14

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.332 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.298 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.264 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.223 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.153 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.77 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.7 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50427 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/0f8e9a15c8ecf95057061d370a2dddaf1cee4aeb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4881bda5ea05c8c240fc8afeaa928e2bc43f61fa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fdf6f978c6b605ca0d67bf0e982b7a8fc0f4aab
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50427

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-01

Modified 2026-01-20

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50427?

CVE-2022-50427 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.14 onward and has been patched in 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264 and others. CVE-2022-50427 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50427?

CVE-2022-50427 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-2022-50427?

Yes — CVE-2022-50427 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.332, 4.14.298, 4.19.264 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50427 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50427 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →