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CVE-2022-50445

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: Reinject transport-mode packets through workqueue The following warning is displayed when the tcp6-multi-diffip11 stress…

Published Oct 1, 2025EPSS 0.15%

Overview

CVE-2022-50445 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 1, 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:

xfrm: Reinject transport-mode packets through workqueue

The following warning is displayed when the tcp6-multi-diffip11 stress

test case of the LTP test suite is tested:

watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 22s! [ns-tcpserver:48198]

CPU: 0 PID: 48198 Comm: ns-tcpserver Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.0.0-rc6+ #39

Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015

pstate: 80400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)

pc : des3_ede_encrypt+0x27c/0x460 [libdes]

lr : 0x3f

sp : ffff80000ceaa1b0

x29: ffff80000ceaa1b0 x28: ffff0000df056100 x27: ffff0000e51e5280

x26: ffff80004df75030 x25: ffff0000e51e4600 x24: 000000000000003b

x23: 0000000000802080 x22: 000000000000003d x21: 0000000000000038

x20: 0000000080000020 x19: 000000000000000a x18: 0000000000000033

x17: ffff0000e51e4780 x16: ffff80004e2d1448 x15: ffff80004e2d1248

x14: ffff0000e51e4680 x13: ffff80004e2d1348 x12: ffff80004e2d1548

x11: ffff800

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/130d9e5017ade1b81d16783563edb38c12a2eab7Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/4f4920669d21e1060b7243e5118dc3b71ced1276Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/7d98b26684cb2390729525b341ea099f0badbe18Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/f520075da484306bbb8425afd2c42404ba74816f

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50445?

CVE-2022-50445 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 1, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50445?

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-2022-50445?

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-2022-50445?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-50445 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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