What is CVE-2022-50573?

CVE-2022-50573 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.2 onward and patched in 6.2.3 and 6.3. CVE-2022-50573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50573?

CVE-2022-50573 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50573?

Yes, CVE-2022-50573 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.2.3 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50573 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50573

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix mt7915_rate_txpower_get() resource leaks Coverity message: variable "buf" going out of scope leaks the storage. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1527799 ("Resource leaks")

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-22

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.2.3, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.2

Fixed in

✓ 6.2.3 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50573 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/8b25301af01566f4b5a301fc1ad7c5d2b1788d7f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecff00802f60fa5d08c133d209ed984a455a41f8
Patch

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50573?

CVE-2022-50573 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.2 onward and has been patched in 6.2.3 and 6.3. CVE-2022-50573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50573?

Yes — CVE-2022-50573 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.2.3 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 6.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50573 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.