CVE-2022-50832

wifi: wilc1000: fix potential memory leak in wilc_mac_xmit()

N/A

Published: December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

4.2 ≤ v < 5.10.1734.2 ≤ v < 5.15.994.2 ≤ v < 5.4.2354.2 ≤ v < 6.1.164.2 ≤ v < 6.2.34.2 ≤ v < 6.34.2 c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4

Vendor states this is fixed in 07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.173 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.99 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.235 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.16 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a12610e83789c838493034e5c50ac5c903ad8c0d

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e94fb4d09d0fcfeaa73aa49d787f06c42db7ee

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5706d00fde3f1d5eb7296a4dfefb6aea35108224

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07dcd756e28f27e4f8fcd8b809ffa05a5cc5de2b

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baef42df7de7c35ba60b75a5f96d1eb039f4d782

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deb962ec9e1c9a81babd3d37542ad4bd6ac3396e

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