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CVE-2022-50832

10
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50832 addresses a potential memory leak in the wilc_mac_xmit() function within the Linux kernel's Wi-Fi driver for WILC1000 devices. This vulnerability occurs when the function returns NETDEV_TX_OK without properly freeing the skb (socket buffer), leading to unreleased memory. While no specific CVSS score is provided, its FAUCET Risk Score is low at 7/100, suggesting limited severity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
4.2CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < 07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b, >= c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < 5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224, >= c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d, >= c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee, >= c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782, >= c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396eCNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
11.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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-2022-50832Moderate

kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in wilc1000 Wi-Fi driver causes Denial of Service

Dec 30, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee
git.kernel.org / stable/c/baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782
git.kernel.org / stable/c/deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396e