PT-2025-53981 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2022-01-01 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2022-50863

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 A memory leak could occur in the rtw89 Wi-Fi driver under power saving mode. The issue involves failing to free an unused skb (socket buffer), potentially leading to memory exhaustion over time.

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

BDU:2026-01153

CVE-2022-50863

RHSA-2023:2458

RHSA-2023:2951

Affected Products

Centos

Debian

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Rtw89

References · 20

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50863.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50863 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50863 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-50863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-01153 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50863 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216c59b66f2d0c428a4fdaa24dc28cd6be4a2bf6 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae672f386049146058b9e5d3d33e9e4af9dca1d · Note
• https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123048-CVE-2022-50863-7f8b@gregkh/T · Note
• https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3 · Note