Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · 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 alrea

Published Oct 7, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2022-50514 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd <95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd <95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d5498221a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd <95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982

How to fix CVE-2022-50514

  • Recommended remediation

    Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

  • Official advisories

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-50514 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd <95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982 21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd <95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 16.00%. 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. Oct 7, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32037

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 11, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.