Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50156
Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111634
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50156
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the cp2112_xfer() function in drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50156
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e427ac85c2b8d0d108cc80b6de34d33e2780c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381583845d19cb4bd21c8193449385f3fefa9caf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3af7d60e9a6c17d6d41c4341f8020511887d372d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/519ff31a6ddd87aa4905bd9bf3b92e8b88801614
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8489a20ac481b08c0391608d81ed3796d373cfdf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7028944e61014ae915e7fb74963d3835f2f761a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebda3d6b004bb6127a66a616524a2de152302ca7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.137