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CVE-2022-50006

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50006 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFSv4.2 implementation, specifically affecting the __nfs42_ssc_open function. It involves improper handling of filehandles during COPY operations and a potential inode reference leak if alloc_file_pseudo() fails. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high availability impact (denial of service). There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.5, < 5.10.140CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.64CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16, < 5.19.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
10.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50006Low

kernel: NFSv4.2 fix problems with __nfs42_ssc_open

Jun 18, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/5626f95356111602ad26fc05445a4d1f818a0992
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5e49ea099850feadcbf33c74b4f514a3e8049b91
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c2a47f6903e270c308c40ad4a23c17b30a54373c
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fcfc8be1e9cf2f12b50dce8b579b3ae54443a014
Patch