CVE-2022-50413

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-09-18. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free

We've already freed the assoc_data at this point, so need to use another copy of the AP (MLD) address instead.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
35
EG Risk 35/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
10th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 18, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
Patch available.
generic

wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebef10affe16228462af680b88751bf137e2856
generic

wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40fb87129049ec5876dabf4a4d4aed6642b31f1a

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.0.3 (fixes >=6.0.0)—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux—
  • every version up to 6.0.3-1: fixed in 6.0.3-1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux—
  • every version up to 6.0.3-1: fixed in 6.0.3-1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
linux—
  • every version up to 6.0.3-1: fixed in 6.0.3-1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-50413?
CVE-2022-50413 is a high vulnerability published on September 18, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free We've already freed the assoc_data at this point, so need to use another copy of the AP (MLD) address instead.
When was CVE-2022-50413 disclosed?
CVE-2022-50413 was first published on September 18, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-50413 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-50413 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (10th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-50413?
CVE-2022-50413 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-50413?
A fix for CVE-2022-50413 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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