CVE-2022-50189

HIGH EPSS 8.9%
Published Jun 18, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jun 18, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/power turbostat: Fix file pointer leak Currently if a fscanf fails then an early return leaks an open file pointer. Fix this by fclosing the file before the return. Detected using static analysis with cppcheck: tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c:2039:3: error: Resource leak: fp [resourceLeak]

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
8.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-772

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.19  –  <5.19.2

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ebf6f5946817f33fb33e613e359229e98164eb3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5fd36c58d6c820f7292ee492c3731c9a104a41
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ebf6f5946817f33fb33e613e359229e98164eb3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5fd36c58d6c820f7292ee492c3731c9a104a41
    Patch