CVE-2022-50514
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usb: gadget: f_hid: fix refcount leak on error path
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.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
October 7, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-50514
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216437dd64fce36791a3b6cc8f8013df36856958
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70a3288a7586526315105c699b687d78cd32559a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80dc47e751a837106c09bec73964ff8f7ea280b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95412c932b3c9e8cc4431dac4fac8fcd80d54982
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a0aca8a75550d3456c8de339a341dc4536ec5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba78f7c10606719f702c04a15fb0471507b32d7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88b89a096af0001bcff6bf7ad2feb1486487173
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50514.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50514