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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50521

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50521 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: mxm-wmi: fix memleak in mxm_wmi_call_mx[ds|mx]() The ACPI buffer memory (out.pointer) returned by wmi_evaluate_method() is not freed after the call, so it leads to memory leak. The method results in ACPI buffer is not used, so just pass NULL to wmi_evaluate_method() which fixes the memory leak.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux5.10.84-1, 5.10.46-4, 5.10.46-5
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 7, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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