What is CVE-2022-50832?

CVE-2022-50832 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and patched in 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 and others. CVE-2022-50832 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50832?

CVE-2022-50832 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50832?

Yes, CVE-2022-50832 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50832 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50832 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50832

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: fix potential memory leak in wilc_mac_xmit() The wilc_mac_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it. Compile tested only.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.235 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.173 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.99 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.16 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.3 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50832?

CVE-2022-50832 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.2 onward and has been patched in 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 and others. CVE-2022-50832 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50832?

Yes. CVE-2022-50832 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50832 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-50832 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.