What is CVE-2022-50461?

CVE-2022-50461 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 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and 6.2. CVE-2022-50461 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50461?

CVE-2022-50461 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-2022-50461?

Yes, CVE-2022-50461 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and 6.2. 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-2022-50461 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50461 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50461

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: Fix PM runtime leakage in am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_open() Ensure pm_runtime_put() is issued in error path.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-01

Last modified 2026-01-16

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 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.0.16 6.0.x ✓ 6.1.2 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50461 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/2c14f5cf74c4995eaf284b496481866f012eba19
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5821504f5073983733465b8bc430049c4343bbd7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8846b3398600a632696b6cf79f8a44a107eb226
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50461

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-01

Modified 2026-01-16

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50461?

CVE-2022-50461 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 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and 6.2. CVE-2022-50461 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50461?

CVE-2022-50461 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-2022-50461?

Yes — CVE-2022-50461 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and 6.2. 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-2022-50461 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50461 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.