CVE-2022-50712
published 2025-12-24CVE-2022-50712: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload…
PriorityP420low3.3
EPSS
0.21%
10.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions
with snapshots pending:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580
RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
Call Trace:
devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140
nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim]
devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360
devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0
This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(),
we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_lock here.
Affected
10 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 | >= 2dec18ad826f52658f7781ee995d236cc449b678 < 49383d4e59bb704341aaa1d51440ccce58270e61 | 49383d4e59bb704341aaa1d51440ccce58270e61 |
| linux | linux | >= 2dec18ad826f52658f7781ee995d236cc449b678 < 6298cab4d80bfdb6fe01fe31fd9f0ba26317fdae | 6298cab4d80bfdb6fe01fe31fd9f0ba26317fdae |
| linux | linux | >= 2dec18ad826f52658f7781ee995d236cc449b678 < b4cafb3d2c740f8d1b1234b43ac4a60e5291c960 | b4cafb3d2c740f8d1b1234b43ac4a60e5291c960 |
| 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 | >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.16 | 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.2 | 6.1.2 |
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GHSA
GHSA-ffp9-5f99-52w2: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50712 GHSA-ffp9-5f99-52w2: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions
with snapshots pending:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580
RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
Call Trace:
devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140
nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim]
devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360
devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0
This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(),
we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_lock here.
OSV
CVE-2022-50712: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots Netdevsim triggers a splat on re
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50712 CVE-2022-50712: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots Netdevsim triggers a splat on re
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions with snapshots pending: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140 CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580 RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140 Call Trace: devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140 nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim] devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360 devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0 This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(), we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_lock here.
OSV
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50712 devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions
with snapshots pending:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580
RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
Call Trace:
devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140
nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim]
devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360
devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0
This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(),
we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_lock here.
Red Hat
kernel: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
vendor_redhat·2025-12-24·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2022-50712 [LOW] CWE-414 kernel: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
kernel: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions
with snapshots pending:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580
RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
Call Trace:
devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140
nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim]
devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360
devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0
This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(),
we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_lock here.
Packag
Debian
CVE-2022-50712: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: ho...
vendor_debian·2022
CVE-2022-50712 CVE-2022-50712: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: ho...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions with snapshots pending: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140 CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580 RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140 Call Trace: devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140 nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim] devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360 devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0 This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(), we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_lock here.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
bullseye: resolv
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Wiz
CVE-2022-50712 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
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CVE-2022-50712 CVE-2022-50712 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2022-50712 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions
with snapshots pending:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580
RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
Call Trace: devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140
nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim]
devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360
devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0
This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(),
we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot_l
Bugzilla
CVE-2022-50712 kernel: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
bugzilla·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50712 [LOW] CVE-2022-50712 kernel: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
CVE-2022-50712 kernel: devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
devlink: hold region lock when flushing snapshots
Netdevsim triggers a splat on reload, when it destroys regions
with snapshots pending:
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 787 at net/core/devlink.c:6291 devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
CPU: 1 PID: 787 Comm: devlink Not tainted 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580
RIP: 0010:devlink_region_snapshot_del+0x12e/0x140
Call Trace:
devl_region_destroy+0x70/0x140
nsim_dev_reload_down+0x2f/0x60 [netdevsim]
devlink_reload+0x1f7/0x360
devlink_nl_cmd_reload+0x6ce/0x860
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit.isra.0+0x145/0x1c0
This is the locking assert in devlink_region_snapshot_del(),
we're supposed to be holding the region->snapshot
2025-12-24
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