{"cve":"CVE-2022-50624","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-08T02:15:48.377","modified":"2026-06-17T05:23:53.320","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: netsec: fix error handling in netsec_register_mdio()\n\nIf phy_device_register() fails, phy_device_free() need be called to\nput refcount, so memory of phy device and device name can be freed\nin callback function.\n\nIf get_phy_device() fails, mdiobus_unregister() need be called,\nor it will cause warning in mdiobus_free() and kobject is leaked.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e0bee973ef6fc3c1e3acb014515eaea37c8fa17","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f0a08e82a6312efd7df7f595c0b11d4ffde610","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728884b22d83148a330b23f9472f1e118b589211","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/846e677daf51220d7975c61a20e440a88473951e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94423589689124e8cd145b38a1034be7f25835b2"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:16:40.427100871+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-50624","score":0.00205,"percentile":0.10494,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}