FKIE_CVE-2022-50863

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-30 13:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:24
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Summary
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.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216c59b66f2d0c428a4fdaa24dc28cd6be4a2bf6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b4f6ff8ff1b87d25977423cf38fb61744d0023
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae672f386049146058b9e5d3d33e9e4af9dca1d
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    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-50863",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:24:18.960",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:01.103",
  "references": [
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}


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