CVE-2022-50832
Published Dec 30, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: fix potential memory leak in wilc_mac_xmit() The wilc_mac_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it. Compile tested only.
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References
Other References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396e
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50832? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: wilc1000: fix potential memory leak in wilc_mac_xmit()
The wilc_mac_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb, add
dev_kfree_skb() to fix it. Compile tested only.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-50832? +
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