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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50732

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ie

Published Dec 24, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50732. EPSS is 0.42%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.42%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 8fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37 <de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 8fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37 <de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e8fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37 <de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e

How to fix CVE-2022-50732

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50732 lists a fix boundary at de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 8fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37 <de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

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-2022-50732. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 8fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37 <de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e 8fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37 <de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.42%. 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. Dec 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50732

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50732

    30-day exploitation probability 0.42%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55757

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026