What is CVE-2022-50514?

CVE-2022-50514 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and patched in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163 and others. CVE-2022-50514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50514?

CVE-2022-50514 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-2022-50514?

Yes, CVE-2022-50514 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50514 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50514

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path When failing to allocate report_desc, opts->refcnt has already been incremented so it needs to be decremented to avoid leaving the options structure permanently locked.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-07

Last modified 2026-03-17

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 3.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.19

Fixed in

✓ 4.19.270 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.229 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.163 5.10.x ✓ 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-2022-50514 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/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50514

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-07

Modified 2026-03-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50514?

CVE-2022-50514 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.19 onward and has been patched in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163 and others. CVE-2022-50514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50514?

CVE-2022-50514 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-2022-50514?

Yes — CVE-2022-50514 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50514 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50514 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.