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CVE-2022-50870

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50870 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's powerpc/rtas component. During a kernel panic, the rtas_os_term() function could potentially cause a system hang if the devtree_lock was held, due to its reliance on device tree lookups. This issue has been resolved by caching necessary device tree characteristics at boot time, avoiding dynamic lookups during panic. While no CVSS score is provided, the FAUCET Risk Score is 7/100, indicating a low severity. The attack vector is internal to the kernel's panic handling, suggesting high complexity for exploitation and a potential impact of system instability or denial of service during a panic event. There is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code availability, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. It is not listed in the KEV catalog or Hot List, and there is no media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
2.6.16CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < 06a07fbb32b3a23eec20a42b1e64474da0a3b33e, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < 464d10e8d797454e16a173ef1292a446b2adf21c, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < 698e682c849e356fb47a8be47ca8baa817cf31e0, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < c2fa91abf22a705cf02f886cd99cff41f4ceda60, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < d8939315b7342860df143afe0adda6212cdd3193, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < e23822c7381c59d9e42e65771b6e17c71ed30ea7, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < ed2213bfb192ab51f09f12e9b49b5d482c6493f3, >= 088186ded490ced80758200cf8f906ed741df306, < f2167f10fcca68ab9ae3f8d94d2c704c5541ac69CNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
7.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (6)

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
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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50870Low

kernel: powerpc/rtas: avoid device tree lookups in rtas_os_term()

Dec 30, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/06a07fbb32b3a23eec20a42b1e64474da0a3b33e
git.kernel.org / stable/c/464d10e8d797454e16a173ef1292a446b2adf21c
git.kernel.org / stable/c/698e682c849e356fb47a8be47ca8baa817cf31e0
git.kernel.org / stable/c/c2fa91abf22a705cf02f886cd99cff41f4ceda60
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d8939315b7342860df143afe0adda6212cdd3193
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e23822c7381c59d9e42e65771b6e17c71ed30ea7
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ed2213bfb192ab51f09f12e9b49b5d482c6493f3
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f2167f10fcca68ab9ae3f8d94d2c704c5541ac69