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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50545

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: r6040: Fix kmemleak in probe and remove There is a memory leaks reported by kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff

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

Check this week

CVE-2022-50545 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 21.00% 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
21.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 3831861b4ad8fd0ad7110048eb3e155628799d2b <b0a61359026b57a287a48fbb4ba1d097023eca3e

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: r6040: Fix kmemleak in probe and remove There is a memory leaks reported by kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff888116111000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 817, jiffies 4294759745 (age 76.502s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 c4 0a 04 81 88 ff ff 08 10 11 16 81 88 ff ff ................ 08 10 11 16 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x22/0x60 [ ] phy_device_create+0x4e/0x90 [ ] get_phy_device+0xd2/0x220 [ ] mdiobus_scan+0xa4/0x2e0 [ ] __mdiobus_register+0x482/0x8b0 [ ] r6040_init

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  • vendor Linux Linux 3831861b4ad8fd0ad7110048eb3e155628799d2b <b0a61359026b57a287a48fbb4ba1d097023eca3e3831861b4ad8fd0ad7110048eb3e155628799d2b <b0a61359026b57a287a48fbb4ba1d097023eca3e

How to fix CVE-2022-50545

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-50545 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 21.00% 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 3831861b4ad8fd0ad7110048eb3e155628799d2b <b0a61359026b57a287a48fbb4ba1d097023eca3e 3831861b4ad8fd0ad7110048eb3e155628799d2b <b0a61359026b57a287a48fbb4ba1d097023eca3e. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 21.00%. 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: r6040: Fix kmemleak in probe and remove There is a memory leaks reported by kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff888116111000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 817, jiffies 4294759745 (age 76.502s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 c4 0a 04 81 88 ff ff 08 10 11 16 81 88 ff ff ................ 08 10 11 16 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 0

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: r6040: Fix kmemleak in probe and remove There is a memory leaks reported by kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff888116111000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 817, jiffies 4294759745 (age 76.502s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 c4 0a 04 81 88 ff ff 08 10 11 16 81 88 ff ff ................ 08 10 11 16 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50545

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32019

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: r6040: Fix kmemleak in probe and remove There is a memory leaks reported by kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff888116111000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 817, jiffies 4294759745 (age 76.502s) hex dump (first

    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.