CVE-2022-50422

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 5.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-10-01 11:41Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:19Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-09-17

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
• CWE-664Improper Control of a Resource Through its LifetimePillar

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f83a6760bbc1e57d8da6bd180360d9142cdb7e16cbf34d39094931374586e516

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/117331a2a5227fb4369c2a1f321d3e3e2e2ef8fe
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e5176ead6de64f572ad5c87a72825d9d3c82ae
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e45a1516d2933703a4823d9db71e17c3abeba24f
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7a785177611ffc97d645fcbc196e6de6ad2421d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e12ce270f0d926085c1209cc90397e307deef97
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46ba53c30666717cb06c2b3c5d896301cd00d0c0