PT-2025-43083 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2022-12-09 · Updated 2025-10-22 · CVE-2022-50573

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

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

Description The Linux kernel contains a resource leak in the mt7915 rate txpower get() function within the mt76 and mt7915 modules. The issue involves a variable, buf, going out of scope, leading to a memory leak. This leak occurs when the function does not properly release allocated storage.

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:2026-04012

CVE-2022-50573

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Mt76

Mt7915

References · 12

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50573.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50573 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50573 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50573 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50573 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-04012 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50573 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/linus/8b25301af01566f4b5a301fc1ad7c5d2b1788d7f · Note
• https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b25301af01566f4b5a301fc1ad7c5d2b1788d7f · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecff00802f60fa5d08c133d209ed984a455a41f8 · Note