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CVE-2022-50296

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.9.331 / 4.14.296 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: UM: cpuinfo: Fix a warning for CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK When CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK and CONFIG_DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS is selected, cpu_max_bits_warn() generates a runtime warning similar as below while we show /proc/cpuinfo. Fix this by using nr_cpu_ids (the runtime limit) instead of NR_CPUS to iterate CPUs. [ 3.052463] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 3.059679] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1 at include/linux/cpumask.h:108 show_cpuinfo+0x5e8/0x5f0 [ 3.070072] Modules linked in: efivarfs autofs4 [ 3.076257] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Not tainted 5.19-rc5+ #1052 [ 3.099465] Stack : 9000000100157b08 9000000000f18530 9000000000cf846c 9000000100154000 [ 3.109127] 9000000100157a50 0000000000000000 9000000100157a58 9000000000ef7430 [ 3.118774] 90000001001578e8 0000000000000040 0000000000000020 ffffffffffffffff [ 3.128412] 0000000000aaaaaa 1ab25f00eec96a37 900000010021de80 900000000101c890 [ 3.138056] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000aaaaaa [ 3.147711] ffff8000339dc220 0000000000000001 0000000006ab4000 0000000000000000 [ 3.157364] 900000000101c998 0000000000000004 9000000000ef7430 0000000000000000 [ 3.167012] 0000000000000009 000000000000006c 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 [ 3.176641] 9000000000d3de08 9000000001639390 90000000002086d8 00007ffff0080286 [ 3.186260] 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000071c1c [ 3.195868] ... [ 3.199917] Call Trace: [ 3.203941] [<90000000002086d8>] show_stack+0x38/0x14c [ 3.210666] [<9000000000cf846c>] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x88 [ 3.217625] [<900000000023d268>] __warn+0xd0/0x100 [ 3.223958] [<9000000000cf3c90>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x7c/0xcc [ 3.231150] [<9000000000210220>] show_cpuinfo+0x5e8/0x5f0 [ 3.238080] [<90000000004f578c>] seq_read_iter+0x354/0x4b4 [ 3.245098] [<90000000004c2e90>] new_sync_read+0x17c/0x1c4 [ 3.252114] [<90000000004c5174>] vfs_read+0x138/0x1d0 [ 3.258694] [<90000000004c55f8>] ksys_read+0x70/0x100 [ 3.265265] [<9000000000cfde9c>] do_syscall+0x7c/0x94 [ 3.271820] [<9000000000202fe4>] handle_syscall+0xc4/0x160 [ 3.281824] ---[ end trace 8b484262b4b8c24c ]---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:< 4.9.331>= 4.10, < 4.14.296>= 4.15, < 4.19.262>= 4.20, < 5.4.220>= 5.5, < 5.10.150>= 5.11, < 5.15.75>= 5.16, < 5.19.17>= 6.0, < 6.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.9.331 / 4.14.296 / 4.19.262 or later
Fixed in 4.9.3314.14.2964.19.262
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to kernel version 4.9.331+/4.14.296+/4.19.262+/5.4.220+ or any stable kernel >= 5.10.0

  1. Identify the currently running kernel version using 'uname -r'
  2. Determine which version branch your kernel belongs to (4.9.x, 4.14.x, 4.19.x, or 5.4.x)
  3. For 4.9.x kernels: upgrade to version 4.9.331 or later
  4. For 4.14.x kernels: upgrade to version 4.14.296 or later
  5. For 4.19.x kernels: upgrade to version 4.19.262 or later
  6. For 5.4.x kernels: upgrade to version 5.4.220 or later
  7. Alternatively, upgrade to any stable kernel release >= 5.10.0 which includes the fix
  8. Apply the kernel upgrade using your distribution's package manager (e.g., apt-get upgrade, yum update, or dnf upgrade)
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require system reboot and could introduce compatibility issues with custom modules or older software; test in staging first

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