VDB
CVE-2022-50538
CVE-2022-50538
PUBLISHED
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: <TASK> __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
EPSS 0.02% · 3.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.02%
3.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.9, 4.9, 4.9 |
| Linux | Linux | 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a, 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a, 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f (circl)
Timeline
- Oct 7, 2025 CVE Published
- Oct 8, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 14, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 21, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2025 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2025 EPSS Score
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- Nov 15, 2025 EPSS Score
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- Nov 28, 2025 EPSS Score
- Dec 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Dec 11, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50538 advisory