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CVE-2022-50863: wifi: rtw89: free unused skb to prevent memory leak

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.19 — fixed in 6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/216c59b66f2d0c428a4fdaa24dc28cd6be4a2bf6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4b4f6ff8ff1b87d25977423cf38fb61744d0023
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eae672f386049146058b9e5d3d33e9e4af9dca1d

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