PT-2025-41019 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2022-11-22 · Updated 2026-02-04 · CVE-2022-50514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description A reference count leak exists in the USB gadget f hid functionality. Specifically, when allocation of report desc fails, the reference count (opts->refcnt) is not decremented, leading to the options structure being permanently locked.

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

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-12809

CVE-2022-50514

SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 450

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50514.json · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-12809 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7b · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4111-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50514 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50514 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4320-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4149-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958 · Patch