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CVE-2022-50334

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Sep 15, 2025 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.16% (5th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-50334 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 15, 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:

hugetlbfs: fix null-ptr-deref in hugetlbfs_parse_param()

Syzkaller reports a null-ptr-deref bug as follows:

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KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]

RIP: 0010:hugetlbfs_parse_param+0x1dd/0x8e0 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:1380

[...]

Call Trace:

<TASK>

vfs_parse_fs_param fs/fs_context.c:148 [inline]

vfs_parse_fs_param+0x1f9/0x3c0 fs/fs_context.c:129

vfs_parse_fs_string+0xdb/0x170 fs/fs_context.c:191

generic_parse_monolithic+0x16f/0x1f0 fs/fs_context.c:231

do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3036 [inline]

path_mount+0x12de/0x1e20 fs/namespace.c:3370

do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline]

__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline]

__se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3568 [inline]

__x64_sys_mount+0x27f/0x300 fs/namespace.c:3568

do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]

do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80

entry_SYSCALL_64_

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 >= 0, < 5.4.229 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50334?

CVE-2022-50334 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on September 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50334?

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-2022-50334?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-50334?

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