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Vulnerability · Published Jun 18, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-50162wifi: libertas: Fix possible refcount leak in if_usb_probe()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: Fix possible refcount leak in if_usb_probe() usb_get_dev will be called before lbs_get_firmware_async which means that usb_put_dev need to be called when lbs_get_firmware_async fails.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.0.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50162
Debian:13linux6.0.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50162
Debian:14linux6.0.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-53.59UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1023.27UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1023.29UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1024.30.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1022.29UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1020.25UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1008.12UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1018.21UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1018.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1021.26UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-53.59UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1022.28UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1018.20UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50162

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 61b2ec97487399c58ae2e34f250f4884e671799bce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 4c8e2f9ce1428e44cb103035eeced7aeb6b80980ce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 878e7f39803a9ab5bb9766956a7a04351d4bf99dce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 97e5d3e46a3a2100253a9717a4df98d68aeb10b8ce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before d7365590d15bbd9008f424ef043d1778ffe29f42ce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 00d0c4e59c0f8ad1f86874bb64b220394e687028ce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 5b92f406a5199b6b01dc664b9226d824ae2835f0ce84bb69f50e6f6cfeabc9b965365290f4184417 – before 6fd57e1d120bf13d4dc6c200a7cf914e6347a316
Linux Linux 3.5

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