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CVE-2022-50008

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 18, 2025 linux CWE-835 EPSS 0.22% (12th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-50008 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

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

kprobes: don't call disarm_kprobe() for disabled kprobes

The assumption in __disable_kprobe() is wrong, and it could try to disarm

an already disarmed kprobe and fire the WARN_ONCE() below. [0] We can

easily reproduce this issue.

1. Write 0 to /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/enabled.

# echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/enabled

2. Run execsnoop. At this time, one kprobe is disabled.

# /usr/share/bcc/tools/execsnoop &

[1] 2460

PCOMM PID PPID RET ARGS

# cat /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/list

ffffffff91345650 r __x64_sys_execve+0x0 [FTRACE]

ffffffff91345650 k __x64_sys_execve+0x0 [DISABLED][FTRACE]

3. Write 1 to /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/enabled, which changes

kprobes_all_disarmed to false but does not arm the disabled kprobe.

# echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/enabled

# cat /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/list

ffffffff91345650 r __x64_sys_execve+0x0 [FTRACE]

ffffffff9

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 4.0, < 4.9.327 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50008?

CVE-2022-50008 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50008?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50008?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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