CVE-2022-50461

Availability loss via leaked runtime PM reference

Published Oct 1, 2025 · Updated Oct 1, 2025

Resource leak in the AM65 CPSW Ethernet driver in Linux kernel 5.7 through 6.0.15 and 6.1 through 6.1.1 allows local users to impair availability. The am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_open() error exits return after a successful runtime-PM acquisition without calling pm_runtime_put(), leaving the usage reference unbalanced. The condition requires local access and affected AM65 CPSW hardware; public sources do not identify the resulting failure mode beyond availability loss.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource leak in the AM65 CPSW Ethernet driver in Linux kernel 5.7 through 6.0.15 and 6.1 through 6.1.1 allows local users to impair availability. The am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_open() error exits return after a successful runtime-PM acquisition without calling pm_runtime_put(), leaving the usage reference unbalanced. The condition requires local access and affected AM65 CPSW hardware; public sources do not identify the resulting failure mode beyond availability loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-50461
Published
Oct 1, 2025
Updated
Oct 1, 2025
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.7
  2. Affected versionversion=93a76530316a3d8cc2d82c3deca48424fee92100 <2c14f5cf74c4995eaf284b496481866f012eba19
  3. Affected versionversion=93a76530316a3d8cc2d82c3deca48424fee92100 <5821504f5073983733465b8bc430049c4343bbd7
  4. Affected versionversion=93a76530316a3d8cc2d82c3deca48424fee92100 <a8846b3398600a632696b6cf79f8a44a107eb226

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=5.7; version=93a76530316a3d8cc2d82c3deca48424fee92100 <2c14f5cf74c4995eaf284b496481866f012eba19; version=93a76530316a3d8cc2d82c3deca48424fee92100 <5821504f5073983733465b8bc430049c4343bbd7; version=93a76530316a3d8cc2d82c3deca48424fee92100 <a8846b3398600a632696b6cf79f8a44a107eb226

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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