CVE-2022-50514
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path When failing to allocate report_desc, opts->refcnt has already been incremented so it needs to be decremented to avoid leaving the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path When failing to allocate report_desc, opts->refcnt has already been incremented so it needs to be decremented to avoid leaving the options structure permanently locked.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.