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CVE-2022-50296

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50296 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel affecting the 'cpuinfo' component, specifically when CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK and CONFIG_DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS are enabled. It causes a runtime warning during the display of /proc/cpuinfo due to incorrect CPU iteration. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring local privileges. The potential impact is a high availability impact, indicating a denial of service or system instability, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.9.331CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.14.296CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.262CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.220CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.150CPE 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
4.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0015 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50296

kernel: UM: cpuinfo: Fix a warning for CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK

Sep 15, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/16c546e148fa6d14a019431436a6f7b4087dbccd
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2e3863cc02c156b51b50592d43ffa6a13b680b0d
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/5177bdc38eaa1c1ca6302214ab06913540cd00a2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6a73e6edcbf3cdd82796dcdf0c0f5fe5d91021af
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/7efe61dc6aa45aab8a40e304fa2dae21e33b0db4
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/844748412be03a236dcf4a208b588162a275e189
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/8f96aa67c2ccbd7e41b8dc992b8d13cfe206d571
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/cd251d39b13485eb94ee65bb000d024e02c00e45
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/dbd964a733db015bbb9dff592c259c736398140f
Patch