CVE-2022-50711: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix possible memory leak in mtk_probe()
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 96bde7c4f5683d8c1c809ddb781ef3fdec9b7215, b3d0d98179d62f9d55635a600679c4fa362baf8d.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 96bde7c4f5683d8c1c809ddb781ef3fdec9b7215, b3d0d98179d62f9d55635a600679c4fa362baf8d or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: fix possible memory leak in mtk_probe() If mtk_wed_add_hw() has been called, mtk_wed_exit() needs be called in error path or removing module to free the memory allocated in mtk_wed_add_hw().
- Published
- Dec 24, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 10, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 8th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.19affected
- 804775dfc2885e93a0a4b35db1914c2cc25172b5 and later · before 96bde7c4f5683d8c1c809ddb781ef3fdec9b7215affected · git
- 804775dfc2885e93a0a4b35db1914c2cc25172b5 and later · before b3d0d98179d62f9d55635a600679c4fa362baf8daffected · git
- before 5.19not affected · semver
- 6.0.6 and later · up to and including 6.0.*not affected · semver
- 6.1 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.6-1 | 6.0.6-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 96bde7c4f5683d8c1c809ddb781ef3fdec9b7215 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b3d0d98179d62f9d55635a600679c4fa362baf8d | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.6-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
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Weakness class (CWE)
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Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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