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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50777

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii_probe of_phy_find_device() return device node with ref

Published Dec 24, 2025 · catalog updated May 23, 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-2022-50777. EPSS is 0.27%. 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
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux ab4e6ee578e88a659938db8fbf33720bc048d29c <4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii_probe of_phy_find_device() return device node with refcount incremented. Call put_device() to relese it when not needed anymore.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor Linux Linux ab4e6ee578e88a659938db8fbf33720bc048d29c <4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0ab4e6ee578e88a659938db8fbf33720bc048d29c <4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0

How to fix CVE-2022-50777

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50777 lists a fix boundary at 4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in ab4e6ee578e88a659938db8fbf33720bc048d29c <4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0

  • 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-2022-50777. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux ab4e6ee578e88a659938db8fbf33720bc048d29c <4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0 ab4e6ee578e88a659938db8fbf33720bc048d29c <4d112f001612c79927c1ecf29522b34c4fa292e0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. 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: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii_probe of_phy_find_device() return device node with refcount incremented. Call put_device() to relese it when not needed anymore.

  2. May 23, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii_probe of_phy_find_device() return device node with refcount incremented. Call put_device() to relese it when not needed anymore.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50777

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50777

    30-day exploitation probability 0.27%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55784

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: xgmiitorgmii: Fix refcount leak in xgmiitorgmii_probe of_phy_find_device() return device node with refcount incremented. Call put_device() to relese it when not needed anymore.

    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