CVE-2022-50504

FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50504 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the powerpc/rtas component. It arises from an unsafe use of rtas_busy_delay() within the rtas_os_term() function when handling a busy status from the ibm,os-term RTAS function, leading to a kernel panic. This issue is rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.5), with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially resulting in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		>= 2.6.18, < 4.9.337CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 4.10, < 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::::::::

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

4.6%

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 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.