PT-2025-26115 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2023-05-09 · Updated 2025-06-18 · CVE-2022-50189

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A file pointer leak has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the tools/power turbostat component. This issue occurs when a fscanf fails, leading to an early return that leaks an open file pointer. The problem was detected using static analysis with cppcheck, highlighting a resource leak in the turbostat.c file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-772

Related Identifiers

CESA-2023_2951

CVE-2022-50189

RHSA-2023:2458

RHSA-2023:2951

RHSA-2023_2458

RHSA-2023_2951

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 13

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50189.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ebf6f5946817f33fb33e613e359229e98164eb3 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50189 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50189 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5fd36c58d6c820f7292ee492c3731c9a104a41 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025061835-CVE-2022-50189-75d2@gregkh/T · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1935351019233493371 · Twitter Post
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note