CVE-2022-50537

low-risk
Published 2025-10-07

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling kfree() in the error path.

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 (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ac943eb2a9d655e431b9bc98ff6d7bd51a0e49
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6757dd2193fe18c5c5fe3050e7f2ff9dcbd1ff34
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d2abab374f707ab8ac8dcef191fd2b3b67b8bd
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b51161696e803fd5f9ad55b20a64c2df313f95c
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b308fdedef095aac14569f810d46edf773ea7d1e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34742245e4366579f9a80f8cfe4a63248e838e0
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal