wifi: libertas: Fix possible refcount leak in if_usb_probe()
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.5 and later | 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.5 and later Fixed in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 to before 4.14.291; 4.15 to before 4.19.256; 4.20 to before 5.4.211; 5.5 to before 5.10.137; 5.11 to before 5.15.61; 5.16 to before 5.18.18; 5.19 to before 5.19.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 to before 4.14.291; 4.15 to before 4.19.256; 4.20 to before 5.4.211; 5.5 to before 5.10.137; 5.11 to before 5.15.61; 5.16 to before 5.18.18; 5.19 to before 5.19.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50162
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3c2-cf4p-fhw2
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61b2ec97487399c58ae2e34f250f4884e671799b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8e2f9ce1428e44cb103035eeced7aeb6b80980
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878e7f39803a9ab5bb9766956a7a04351d4bf99d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e5d3e46a3a2100253a9717a4df98d68aeb10b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7365590d15bbd9008f424ef043d1778ffe29f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00d0c4e59c0f8ad1f86874bb64b220394e687028
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b92f406a5199b6b01dc664b9226d824ae2835f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fd57e1d120bf13d4dc6c200a7cf914e6347a316
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3c2-cf4p-fhw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50162 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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