CVE-2022-50537
published 2025-10-07CVE-2022-50537: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In…
PriorityP415medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.3th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will
not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling
kfree() in the error path.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305 < b308fdedef095aac14569f810d46edf773ea7d1e | b308fdedef095aac14569f810d46edf773ea7d1e |
| linux | linux | >= 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305 < 6757dd2193fe18c5c5fe3050e7f2ff9dcbd1ff34 | 6757dd2193fe18c5c5fe3050e7f2ff9dcbd1ff34 |
| linux | linux | >= 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305 < 71d2abab374f707ab8ac8dcef191fd2b3b67b8bd | 71d2abab374f707ab8ac8dcef191fd2b3b67b8bd |
| linux | linux | >= 1e7c57355a3bc617fc220234889e49fe722a6305 < 7b51161696e803fd5f9ad55b20a64c2df313f95c | 7b51161696e803fd5f9ad55b20a64c2df313f95c |
| linux | linux | >= 5.10.65 < 5.10.163 | 5.10.163 |
| linux | linux | >= 60831f5ae6c713afceb6d29f40899ed112f36059 < d34742245e4366579f9a80f8cfe4a63248e838e0 | d34742245e4366579f9a80f8cfe4a63248e838e0 |
| linux | linux | >= d537afa08e156a0a72562e625506825c2776fcfa < 62ac943eb2a9d655e431b9bc98ff6d7bd51a0e49 | 62ac943eb2a9d655e431b9bc98ff6d7bd51a0e49 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.10.65 < 5.10.163 | 5.10.163 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.13 < 5.15.86 | 5.15.86 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.0.16 | 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1 < 6.1.2 | 6.1.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
vendor_redhat·2025-10-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50537 [MEDIUM] CWE-772 kernel: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
kernel: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will
not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling
kfree() in the error path.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise L
Debian
CVE-2022-50537: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: r...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50537 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50537: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: r...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling kfree() in the error path.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.178-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
OSV
CVE-2022-50537: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_fir
osv·2025-10-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50537 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50537: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_fir
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling kfree() in the error path.
GHSA
GHSA-mrhj-7g92-rq8j: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
In rpi_f
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-07
CVE-2022-50537 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-mrhj-7g92-rq8j: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
In rpi_f
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will
not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling
kfree() in the error path.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ac943eb2a9d655e431b9bc98ff6d7bd51a0e49https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6757dd2193fe18c5c5fe3050e7f2ff9dcbd1ff34https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d2abab374f707ab8ac8dcef191fd2b3b67b8bdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b51161696e803fd5f9ad55b20a64c2df313f95chttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b308fdedef095aac14569f810d46edf773ea7d1ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d34742245e4366579f9a80f8cfe4a63248e838e0
2025-10-07
Published