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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 affected < a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d
c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 affected < a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee
c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 affected < 5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224
c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 affected < 07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b
c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 affected < baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782
c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 affected < deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.2 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.2
5.4.235 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.173 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.99 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.16 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2.3 unaffected ≤ 6.2.*
6.3 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396e cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123016-CVE-2022-50832-4207@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50832 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50832 cve-icon
History

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title wifi: wilc1000: fix potential memory leak in wilc_mac_xmit()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:10:53.601Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.132Z

Link: CVE-2022-50832

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:15:57.703

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2022-50832

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50832 - Bugzilla

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