CVE-2022-50561
CVE-2022-50561 is a security vulnerability that is still awaiting full analysis and scoring. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (9th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2022-55667
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: fix memory leak in iio_device_register_eventset() When iio_device_register_sysfs_group() returns failed, iio_device_register_eventset() needs to free attrs array. Otherwise, kmemleak would scan & report memory leak as below: unreferenced object 0xffff88810a1cc3c0 (size 32): comm "100-i2c-vcnl302", pid 728, jiffies 4295052307 (age 156.027s) backtrace: __kmalloc+0x46/0x1b0 iio_device_register_eventset at drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c:541 __iio_device_register at drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c:1959 __devm_iio_device_register at drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c:2040
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50561?
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: fix memory leak in iio_device_register_eventset() When iio_device_register_sysfs_group() returns failed, iio_device_register_eventset() needs to free attrs array. Otherwise, kmemleak would scan & report memory leak as below: unreferenced object 0xffff88810a1cc3c0 (size 32): comm "100-i2c-vcnl302", pid 728, jiffies 4295052307 (age 156.027s) backtrace: __kmalloc+0x46/0x1b0 iio_device_register_eventset at drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c:541 __iio_device_register at drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c:1959 __devm_iio_device_register at drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c:2040
- Is CVE-2022-50561 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (9th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2022-50561?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2022-50561 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2022-50561 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-55667.
- When was CVE-2022-50561 published?
- CVE-2022-50561 was published on 2025-10-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.