PT-2025-49691 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2025-12-09 · Updated 2026-02-24 · CVE-2022-50660

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

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

Description A memory leak exists in the ipw2200 driver within the Linux kernel. Specifically, the issue occurs in the ipw wdev init() function, where memory allocated within the function is not released in error scenarios. This memory leak also occurs in ipw pci probe(). The lack of memory release in these functions leads to a gradual consumption of system memory.

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

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-50660

SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0411-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0617-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Ipw2200

References · 976

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50660.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50660 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50660 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0617-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0411-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255996 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54118 · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255007 · Note