CVE-2022-50009
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-50009 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:
f2fs: fix null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data
There is issue as follows when test f2fs atomic write:
F2FS-fs (loop0): Can't find valid F2FS filesystem in 2th superblock
F2FS-fs (loop0): invalid crc_offset: 0
F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_check_nid_range: out-of-range nid=1, run fsck to fix.
F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_check_nid_range: out-of-range nid=2, run fsck to fix.
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BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0xac/0x16d0
Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000028 by task rep/1990
CPU: 4 PID: 1990 Comm: rep Not tainted 5.19.0-rc6-next-20220715 #266
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91
print_report.cold+0x49a/0x6bb
kasan_report+0xa8/0x130
f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0xac/0x16d0
f2fs_do_write_data_page+0x2a5/0x1030
move_data_page+0x3c5/0xdf0
do_garbage_collect+0x2015/0x36c0
f2fs_gc+0x554/0x1d30
f2fs_balance_fs+0x7f5/0xda0
f2fs_write_singl
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 | >= 3.8, < 5.18.18 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50009?
CVE-2022-50009 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-2022-50009?
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-2022-50009?
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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