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CVE-2022-50493

8.8 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out While performing CPU hotplug, a crash with the following stack was seen: Cal…

Published Oct 4, 2025EPSS 0.23%

Overview

CVE-2022-50493 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 4, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix crash when I/O abort times out

While performing CPU hotplug, a crash with the following stack was seen:

Call Trace:

qla24xx_process_response_queue+0x42a/0x970 [qla2xxx]

qla2x00_start_nvme_mq+0x3a2/0x4b0 [qla2xxx]

qla_nvme_post_cmd+0x166/0x240 [qla2xxx]

nvme_fc_start_fcp_op.part.0+0x119/0x2e0 [nvme_fc]

blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x17b/0x610

__blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xb0/0x140

blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0x30/0x60

__blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x35/0x90

__blk_mq_delay_run_hw_queue+0x161/0x180

blk_execute_rq+0xbe/0x160

__nvme_submit_sync_cmd+0x16f/0x220 [nvme_core]

nvmf_connect_admin_queue+0x11a/0x170 [nvme_fabrics]

nvme_fc_create_association.cold+0x50/0x3dc [nvme_fc]

nvme_fc_connect_ctrl_work+0x19/0x30 [nvme_fc]

process_one_work+0x1e8/0x3c0

On abort timeout, completion was called without checking if the I/O was

already compl

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/05382ed9142cf8a8a3fb662224477eecc415778bRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5f730e489e741c28fe6a5b3308e33c094462acb0Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/68ad83188d782b2ecef2e41ac245d27e0710fe8eRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/cb4dff498468b62e8c520568559b3a9007e104d7Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/d3871af13aa03fbbe7fbb812eaf140501229a72e

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50493?

CVE-2022-50493 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 4, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2022-50493?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50493?

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-2022-50493?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-50493 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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