CVE-2022-50147 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Linux kernel's memory management component. Specifically, it occurs when a user specifies more nodes than supported, causing the get_nodes function to access the nmask array beyond its allocated boundaries. This flaw has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact and high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.15, < 5.15.61CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 5.18.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.19, < 5.19.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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