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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

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 0.00036.

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
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < 95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < 80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < 9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7b
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < 216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958
21a9476a7ba847e413bf1c144d7c614532aed6dd affected < 70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559a
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
3.19 affected —
0 unaffected < 3.19
4.19.270 unaffected ≤ 4.19.*
5.4.229 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.163 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.86 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.0.16 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1.2 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2 unaffected ≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100702-CVE-2022-50514-cca3@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50514 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50514 cve-icon
History

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:19:10.253Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:15:38.661Z

Link: CVE-2022-50514

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:34.983

Modified: 2026-02-04T17:11:31.883

Link: CVE-2022-50514

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50514 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:45Z

Weaknesses