CVE-2022-50514

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path When failing to allocate report_desc, opts->refcnt has already been incremented so it needs to be decremented to avoid leaving the options structure permanently locked.

References (7)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559a

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7b

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 1.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (7)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.19.270

linux/Kernel < 4.19.270linux

linux/Kernel < 5.4.229linux

linux/Kernel < 5.10.163linux

linux/Kernel < 5.15.86linux

linux/Kernel < 6.0.16linux

linux/Kernel < 6.1.2linux

Timeline

Published Oct 07, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026