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CVE-2022-50066

7.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atlantic: fix aq_vec index out of range error The final update statement of the for loop exceeds the array range, the dere…

Published Jun 18, 2025CWE-129EPSS 0.20%

Overview

CVE-2022-50066 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. 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:

net: atlantic: fix aq_vec index out of range error

The final update statement of the for loop exceeds the array range, the

dereference of self->aq_vec[i] is not checked and then leads to the

index out of range error.

Also fixed this kind of coding style in other for loop.

[ 97.937604] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_nic.c:1404:48

[ 97.937607] index 8 is out of range for type 'aq_vec_s *[8]'

[ 97.937608] CPU: 38 PID: 3767 Comm: kworker/u256:18 Not tainted 5.19.0+ #2

[ 97.937610] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Precision 7865 Tower/, BIOS 1.0.0 06/12/2022

[ 97.937611] Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn

[ 97.937616] Call Trace:

[ 97.937617] <TASK>

[ 97.937619] dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x63

[ 97.937624] dump_stack+0x10/0x16

[ 97.937626] ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x3f

[ 97.937627] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x44/0x49

[ 97.937629] ? __scm_send+0x348

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50066?

CVE-2022-50066 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-50066?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50066?

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.

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