{
  "cveId": "CVE-2022-50521",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50521",
  "summary": "CVE-2022-50521 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50521, released October 7, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  platform/x86: mxm-wmi: fix memleak in mxm_wmi_ca...",
  "description": "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.",
  "published": "2025-10-07T16:15:35Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 5.5,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.0016,
  "epssPercentile": 0.05155,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 12.15 (bookworm)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.1.4-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50521",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50521",
      "released": "2025-10-07T16:15:35Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 13.5 (trixie)",
      "fixedVersion": "6.1.4-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50521",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50521",
      "released": "2025-10-07T16:15:35Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "linux",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "6.1.4-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50521",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50521",
      "released": "2025-10-07T16:15:35Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-10T01:44:33Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}