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CVE-2022-50253

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50253 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) subsystem. Specifically, it involves an issue where network packets with a length of zero could be redirected to a tunneling device, leading to a system warning or potential crash. This affects various versions of the Linux kernel. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. An attacker would need local access (AV:L, PR:L) to exploit this, and the attack complexity is low (AC:L). The primary impact is a denial of service (A:H), as it can cause system instability or crashes, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation for CVE-2022-50253. No public exploit code, such as Metasploit or ExploitDB modules, is available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.14.303CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.270CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.229CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.163CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.86CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
4.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0015 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt
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 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50253Low

kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in network packet redirection

Sep 15, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/07ec7b502800ba9f7b8b15cb01dd6556bb41aaca
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/1b65704b8c08ae92db29f720d3b298031131da53
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5d3f4478d22b2cb1810f6fe0f797411e9d87b3e5
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6d935a02658be82585ecb39aab339faa84496650
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/772431f30ca040cfbf31b791d468bac6a9ca74d3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e6a63203e5a90a39392fa1a7ffc60f5e9baf642a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f186303845a01cc7e991f9dc51d7e5a3cdc7aedb
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ffbccc5fb0a67424e12f7f8da210c04c8063f797
Patch