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CVE-2022-50276

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: fix null pointer dereferencing in power_supply_get_battery_info when kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kaspri…

Published Sep 15, 2025CWE-476EPSS 0.16%

Overview

CVE-2022-50276 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

power: supply: fix null pointer dereferencing in power_supply_get_battery_info

when kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), propname

will be NULL, strcmp() called by of_get_property() will cause

null pointer dereference.

So return ENOMEM if kasprintf() return NULL pointer.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/104bb8a663451404a26331263ce5b96c34504049Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/279af90e65cbdb3e5c4519b0043324d7876bc5ecRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5beadb55f4e36fafe5d6df5dcd5f85d803f3f134Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/8ea68b4e3fa9392ef9dae303abc8735a033c280fRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b8131efb89d9f837c9244f900f0fc2699fd1181dRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d21534ab4fd7883e1c8037a76671d4e8b6ea14cb

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50276?

CVE-2022-50276 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50276?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50276?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-50276?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-50276 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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