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CVE-2022-50825

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50825 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB Type-C WUSB3801 driver, specifically within the wusb3801_probe() function. This occurs when wusb3801_hw_init() fails, leading to an unreleased fwnode reference count. The vulnerability has a FAUCET Risk Score of 7/100, indicating a low severity, as it primarily impacts system stability through memory exhaustion rather than direct data compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
5.18CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= d016cbe4d7acf5100df83ecf4d02db4e9f607c1d, < 82d1211f673bbdc822eaf1dbcbf1f2ae06556964, >= d016cbe4d7acf5100df83ecf4d02db4e9f607c1d, < dc18a4c7b3bd447cef2395deeb1f6ac16dfaca0e, >= d016cbe4d7acf5100df83ecf4d02db4e9f607c1d, < de1e2eb7f102e3073714396414592a39efb66b3eCNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
12.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50825Low

kernel: usb: typec: wusb3801: fix fwnode refcount leak in wusb3801_probe()

Dec 30, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/82d1211f673bbdc822eaf1dbcbf1f2ae06556964
git.kernel.org / stable/c/dc18a4c7b3bd447cef2395deeb1f6ac16dfaca0e
git.kernel.org / stable/c/de1e2eb7f102e3073714396414592a39efb66b3e