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CVE-2022-50016

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: cnl: Do not process IPC reply before firmware boot It is not yet clear, but it is possible to create a firmwa…

Published Jun 18, 2025CWE-476EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2022-50016 is a medium-severity vulnerability. 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:

ASoC: SOF: Intel: cnl: Do not process IPC reply before firmware boot

It is not yet clear, but it is possible to create a firmware so broken

that it will send a reply message before a FW_READY message (it is not

yet clear if FW_READY will arrive later).

Since the reply_data is allocated only after the FW_READY message, this

will lead to a NULL pointer dereference if not filtered out.

The issue was reported with IPC4 firmware but the same condition is present

for IPC3.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/230f646085d17a008b609eb8fe8befb8811868f0Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/acacd9eefd0def5a83244d88e5483b5f38ee7287

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50016?

CVE-2022-50016 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50016?

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-2022-50016?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-50016?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-50016 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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