CVE-2022-50347 mmc: rtsx_usb_sdmmc: fix return value check of mmc_add_host()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing return value check in the Realtek USB SD/MMC driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-50347?

CVE-2022-50347 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

mmc: rtsx_usb_sdmmc: fix return value check of mmc_add_host()

mmc_add_host() may return error, if we ignore its return value, the memory that allocated in mmc_alloc_host() will be leaked and it will lead a kernel crash because of deleting not added device in the remove path.

So fix this by checking the return value and calling mmc_free_host() in the error path, besides, led_classdev_unregister() and pm_runtime_disable() also need be called.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50347?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-50347?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-50347 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50347 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50347, GHSA-hfch-pvj6-jwpc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50347.

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