What is CVE-2022-50837?

CVE-2022-50837 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability. CVE-2022-50837 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50837?

CVE-2022-50837 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50837?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-50837. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-50837 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50837 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50837

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path If dsa_tag_8021q_setup() fails, for example due to the inability of the device to install a VLAN, the tag_8021q context of the switch will leak. Make sure it is freed on the error path.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Awaiting data

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50837 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/09f30f394e832ed09859b6a80fdd20668a9104ff
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14ed46a13aba42a6ddd85de6f6274090df3586a5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39691d51af99f80efb9e365f94b8e0c791fa1a2f
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD