In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: rtw89: free unused skb to prevent memory leak

This avoid potential memory leak under power saving mode.

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 0.00024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
fc5f311fce742d906294360e378c1df631d2d692 affected < d4b4f6ff8ff1b87d25977423cf38fb61744d0023
fc5f311fce742d906294360e378c1df631d2d692 affected < 216c59b66f2d0c428a4fdaa24dc28cd6be4a2bf6
fc5f311fce742d906294360e378c1df631d2d692 affected < eae672f386049146058b9e5d3d33e9e4af9dca1d
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.19 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.19
5.19.17 unaffected ≤ 5.19.*
6.0.3 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216c59b66f2d0c428a4fdaa24dc28cd6be4a2bf6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b4f6ff8ff1b87d25977423cf38fb61744d0023 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae672f386049146058b9e5d3d33e9e4af9dca1d cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123048-CVE-2022-50863-7f8b@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50863 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50863 cve-icon
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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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

Important

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

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: free unused skb to prevent memory leak This avoid potential memory leak under power saving mode.
Title wifi: rtw89: free unused skb to prevent memory leak
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: 2026-01-02T15:05:02.337Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.135Z

Link: CVE-2022-50863

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:01.103

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

Link: CVE-2022-50863

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2022-50863 - Bugzilla

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