CVE-2022-50162

low-risk
Published 2025-06-18

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: Fix possible refcount leak in if_usb_probe() usb_get_dev will be called before lbs_get_firmware_async which means that usb_put_dev need to be called when lbs_get_firmware_async fails.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00d0c4e59c0f8ad1f86874bb64b220394e687028
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8e2f9ce1428e44cb103035eeced7aeb6b80980
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b92f406a5199b6b01dc664b9226d824ae2835f0
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b2ec97487399c58ae2e34f250f4884e671799b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fd57e1d120bf13d4dc6c200a7cf914e6347a316
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878e7f39803a9ab5bb9766956a7a04351d4bf99d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e5d3e46a3a2100253a9717a4df98d68aeb10b8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7365590d15bbd9008f424ef043d1778ffe29f42
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal