CVE-2022-50321

low-risk
Published 2025-09-15

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() The brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb in case of pskb_expand_head() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it. Compile tested only.

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/212fde3fe76e962598ce1d47b97cc78afdfc71b3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a4d18318f473e97d628f410215b3fac32d07aed
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c55fdebc1c358de96bfab52ed309d58a3ba66ef
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f159116d620615779adbf88a5d94713702216d8
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d869a189505224601e310c7769cb90b0e2f60b31
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08e6812efb6a8c676e733de0518594d1517e0d9
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d01e85cf46628647cd696cb72ba4659b18967f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8ef89e5b89ee041a94eecfb6c31fcc237f9168c
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal