CVE-2022-50538
published 2025-10-07CVE-2022-50538: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.6th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's
ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.
general protection fault,
probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]
RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60
Call Trace:
__x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540
do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
Affected
23 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381 | e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381 |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < 69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136 | 69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136 |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < 09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65 | 09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65 |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466 | f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466 |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < 37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c | 37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < 4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d | 4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2 | a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2 |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < 60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f | 60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f |
| linux | linux | >= 658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a < 7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f | 7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.14.303 | 4.14.303 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.270 | 4.19.270 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4.229 | 5.4.229 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.9 < 4.9.337 | 4.9.337 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.86 | 5.15.86 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.0.16 | 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.163 | 5.10.163 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1 < 6.1.2 | 6.1.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-p579-wmgc-72qq: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), __root_device_register
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-07
CVE-2022-50538 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-p579-wmgc-72qq: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), __root_device_register
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's
ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.
general protection fault,
probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]
RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60
Call Trace:
__x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540
do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
OSV
CVE-2022-50538: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register()
osv·2025-10-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50538 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50538: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
Red Hat
kernel: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
vendor_redhat·2025-10-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50538 [MEDIUM] kernel: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
kernel: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's
ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.
general protection fault,
probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]
RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60
Call Trace:
__x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540
do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Ha
Debian
CVE-2022-50538: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix er...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50538 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50538: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix er...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.10.178-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2chttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421dhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631fhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466
2025-10-07
Published