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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50340

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vimc: Fix wrong function called when vimc_init() fails In vimc_init(), when platform_driver_register(&vim

Published Sep 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50340. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 4a29b70907496aa9da79112ec31cf9cf2b972c3f <f74d3f326d1d5b8951ce263c59a121ecfa65e7c0

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vimc: Fix wrong function called when vimc_init() fails In vimc_init(), when platform_driver_register(&vimc_pdrv) fails, platform_driver_unregister(&vimc_pdrv) is wrongly called rather than platform_device_unregister(&vimc_pdev), which causes kernel warning: Unexpected driver unregister! WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 14517 at drivers/base/driver.c:270 driver_unregister+0x8f/0xb0 RIP: 0010:driver_unregister+0x8f/0xb0 Call Trace: vimc_init+0x7d/0x1000 [vimc] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4e0 do_init_module+0x1cf/0x6b0 load_module+0x65c2/0

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  • vendor Linux Linux 4a29b70907496aa9da79112ec31cf9cf2b972c3f <f74d3f326d1d5b8951ce263c59a121ecfa65e7c04a29b70907496aa9da79112ec31cf9cf2b972c3f <f74d3f326d1d5b8951ce263c59a121ecfa65e7c0

How to fix CVE-2022-50340

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50340. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 4a29b70907496aa9da79112ec31cf9cf2b972c3f <f74d3f326d1d5b8951ce263c59a121ecfa65e7c0 4a29b70907496aa9da79112ec31cf9cf2b972c3f <f74d3f326d1d5b8951ce263c59a121ecfa65e7c0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vimc: Fix wrong function called when vimc_init() fails In vimc_init(), when platform_driver_register(&vimc_pdrv) fails, platform_driver_unregister(&vimc_pdrv) is wrongly called rather than platform_device_unregister(&vimc_pdev), which causes kernel warning: Unexpected driver unregister! WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 14517 at drivers

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vimc: Fix wrong function called when vimc_init() fails In vimc_init(), when platform_driver_register(&vimc_pdrv) fails, platform_driver_unregister(&vimc_pdrv) is wrongly called rather than platform_device_unregister(&vimc_pdev), which causes kernel warning: Unexpected driver unregister! WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 14517 at drivers

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50340

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50340

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55622

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: vimc: Fix wrong function called when vimc_init() fails In vimc_init(), when platform_driver_register(&vimc_pdrv) fails, platform_driver_unregister(&vimc_pdrv) is wrongly called rather than platform_device_

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.