CVE-2022-50114

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.15%

Last modified

CVE-2022-50114 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: 9p: fix refcount leak in p9_read_work() error handling p9_req_put need to be called when m->rreq->rc.sdata is NULL to avoid temporary refcount leak. [Dominique: commit wording adjustments, p9_req_put argument fixes for rebase]. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: 9p: fix refcount leak in p9_read_work() error handling p9_req_put need to be called when m->rreq->rc.sdata is NULL to avoid temporary refcount leak. [Dominique: commit wording adjustments, p9_req_put argument fixes for rebase]

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.15%

5.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 4.19.57, < 5.15.61
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 5.18.18
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.19, < 5.19.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50114?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: 9p: fix refcount leak in p9_read_work() error handling p9_req_put need to be called when m->rreq->rc.sdata is NULL to avoid temporary refcount leak. [Dominique: commit wording adjustments, p9_req_put argument fixes for rebase]
How severe is CVE-2022-50114?
CVE-2022-50114 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50114?
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Source: NVD / NIST