usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path
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: usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path When failing to allocate report_desc, opts->refcnt has already been incremented so it needs to be decremented to avoid leaving the options structure permanently locked.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0016 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163 +4
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 | 3.19 and later | 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.19 to before 4.19.270; 4.20 to before 5.4.229; 5.5 to before 5.10.163; 5.11 to before 5.15.86; 5.16 to before 6.0.16; 6.1 to before 6.1.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 4.19.270; 4.20 to before 5.4.229; 5.5 to before 5.10.163; 5.11 to before 5.15.86; 5.16 to before 6.0.16; 6.1 to before 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
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-2022-50514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98p2-fhmm-f934
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559a
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98p2-fhmm-f934 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50514 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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