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CVE-2022-50472

7.5 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/mad: Don't call to function that might sleep while in atomic context Tracepoints are not allowed to sleep, as such the follo…

Published Oct 4, 2025EPSS 0.36%

Overview

CVE-2022-50472 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 4, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

IB/mad: Don't call to function that might sleep while in atomic context

Tracepoints are not allowed to sleep, as such the following splat is

generated due to call to ib_query_pkey() in atomic context.

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1888000 at kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c:2492 rb_commit+0xc1/0x220

CPU: 0 PID: 1888000 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE --------- - - 4.18.0-305.3.1.el8.x86_64 #1

Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 1.13.0-2.module_el8.3.0+555+a55c8938 04/01/2014

Workqueue: ib-comp-unb-wq ib_cq_poll_work [ib_core]

RIP: 0010:rb_commit+0xc1/0x220

RSP: 0000:ffffa8ac80f9bca0 EFLAGS: 00010202

RAX: ffff8951c7c01300 RBX: ffff8951c7c14a00 RCX: 0000000000000246

RDX: ffff8951c707c000 RSI: ffff8951c707c57c RDI: ffff8951c7c14a00

RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000

R10: ffff8951c7c01300 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000246

R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffff964

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/47e31b86edff36f2d26cbc88ce695d98ff804178Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5c20311d76cbaeb7ed2ecf9c8b8322f8fc4a7ae3Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/cea70a572c0cb9728d728cfebe7d5bd485e97513Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d45e6ccb8e98d8339631f32984d345a663e74ce2Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/fa8a2f3be78e4585996bcf4c15e4504441a4c7a0

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50472?

CVE-2022-50472 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 4, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-50472?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50472?

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-2022-50472?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-50472 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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