CVE-2022-50358

FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50358 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's brcmfmac driver, affecting Linux kernel versions. It arises when the firmware returns an invalid 'max_flowrings' value, leading to a kernel panic during dongle initialization. This issue has a CVSS score of 4.2 (MEDIUM), indicating a high impact on availability (kernel panic) but requiring physical access (AV:P) and high attack complexity (AC:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 5.4.229CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 5.5, < 5.10.163CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 5.11, < 5.15.86CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 5.16, < 6.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 6.1, < 6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

0.5

Impact Score

3.6

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.27%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

19.7%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 152 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.