CVE-2022-50133
CVE-2022-50133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-476.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (8th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2022-55399
- Weakness: CWE-476
- Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci_plat_remove: avoid NULL dereference Since commit 4736ebd7fcaff1eb8481c140ba494962847d6e0a ("usb: host: xhci-plat: omit shared hcd if either root hub has no ports") xhci->shared_hcd can be NULL, which causes the following Oops on reboot: [ 710.124450] systemd-shutdown[1]: Rebooting. [ 710.298861] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: remove, state 4 [ 710.304217] usb usb3: USB disconnect, device number 1 [ 710.317441] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: USB bus 3 deregistered [ 710.323280] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: remove, state 1 [ 710.328401] usb usb2: USB disconnect, device number 1 [ 710.333515] usb 2-3: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 710.467649] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: USB bus 2 deregistered [ 710.475450] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000003b8 [ 710.484425] Mem abort info: [ 710.487265] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 710.491060] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 710.496427] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 710.499525] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 710.502716] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 710.507648] Data abort info: [ 710.510577] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 710.514462] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 710.517480] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000008b0050000 [ 710.523976] [00000000000003b8] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 710.530961] Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 710.536551] Modules linked in: rfkill input_leds snd_soc_simple_card snd_soc_simple_card_utils snd_soc_nau8822 designware_i2s snd_soc_core dw_hdmi_ahb_audio snd_pcm_dmaengine arm_ccn panfrost ac97_bus gpu_sched snd_pcm at24 fuse configfs sdhci_of_dwcmshc sdhci_pltfm sdhci nvme led_class mmc_core nvme_core bt1_pvt polynomial tp_serio snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore efivarfs ipv6 [ 710.575286] CPU: 7 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 5.19.0-rc7-00043-gfd8619f4fd54 #1 [ 710.583822] Hardware name: T-Platforms TF307-MB/BM1BM1-A, BIOS 5.6 07/06/2022 [ 710.590972] pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 710.597949] pc : usb_remove_hcd+0x34/0x1e4 [ 710.602067] lr : xhci_plat_remove+0x74/0x140 [ 710.606351] sp : ffff800009f3b7c0 [ 710.609674] x29: ffff800009f3b7c0 x28: ffff000800960040 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 710.616833] x26: ffff800008dc22a0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 710.623992] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffff000805465810 x21: ffff000805465800 [ 710.631149] x20: ffff000800f80000 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: ffffffffffffffff [ 710.638307] x17: ffff000805096000 x16: ffff00080633b800 x15: ffff000806537a1c [ 710.645465] x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: ffff00080378d6f0 [ 710.652621] x11: ffff00080041a900 x10: ffff800009b204e8 x9 : ffff8000088abaa4 [ 710.659779] x8 : ffff000800960040 x7 : ffff800009409000 x6 : 0000000000000001 [ 710.666936] x5 : ffff800009241000 x4 : ffff800009241440 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 710.674094] x2 : ffff000800960040 x1 : ffff000800960040 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 710.681251] Call trace: [ 710.683704] usb_remove_hcd+0x34/0x1e4 [ 710.687467] xhci_plat_remove+0x74/0x140 [ 710.691400] platform_remove+0x34/0x70 [ 710.695165] device_remove+0x54/0x90 [ 710.698753] device_release_driver_internal+0x200/0x270 [ 710.703992] device_release_driver+0x24/0x30 [ 710.708273] bus_remove_device+0xe0/0x16c [ 710.712293] device_del+0x178/0x390 [ 710.715797] platform_device_del.part.0+0x24/0x90 [ 710.720514] platform_device_unregister+0x30/0x50 [ 710.725232] dwc3_host_exit+0x20/0x30 [ 710.728907] dwc3_remove+0x174/0x1b0 [ 710.732494] platform_remove+0x34/0x70 [ 710.736254] device_remove+0x54/0x90 [ 710.739840] device_release_driver_internal+0x200/0x270 [ 710.745078] device_release_driver+0x24/0x30 [ 710.749359] bus_remove_device+0xe0/0x16c [ 710.753380] device_del+0x178/0x390 [ 710.756881] platform_device_del.part ---truncated---
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50133?
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: xhci_plat_remove: avoid NULL dereference Since commit 4736ebd7fcaff1eb8481c140ba494962847d6e0a ("usb: host: xhci-plat: omit shared hcd if either root hub has no ports") xhci->shared_hcd can be NULL, which causes the following Oops on reboot: [ 710.124450] systemd-shutdown[1]: Rebooting. [ 710.298861] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: remove, state 4 [ 710.304217] usb usb3: USB disconnect, device number 1 [ 710.317441] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: USB bus 3 deregistered [ 710.323280] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: remove, state 1 [ 710.328401] usb usb2: USB disconnect, device number 1 [ 710.333515] usb 2-3: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 710.467649] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.2.auto: USB bus 2 deregistered [ 710.475450] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000003b8 [ 710.484425] Mem abort info: [ 710.487265] ESR = 0x0000000096000004 [ 710.491060] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 710.496427] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 710.499525] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 710.502716] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault [ 710.507648] Data abort info: [ 710.510577] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 710.514462] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 710.517480] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=00000008b0050000 [ 710.523976] [00000000000003b8] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 [ 710.530961] Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 710.536551] Modules linked in: rfkill input_leds snd_soc_simple_card snd_soc_simple_card_utils snd_soc_nau8822 designware_i2s snd_soc_core dw_hdmi_ahb_audio snd_pcm_dmaengine arm_ccn panfrost ac97_bus gpu_sched snd_pcm at24 fuse configfs sdhci_of_dwcmshc sdhci_pltfm sdhci nvme led_class mmc_core nvme_core bt1_pvt polynomial tp_serio snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd soundcore efivarfs ipv6 [ 710.575286] CPU: 7 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 5.19.0-rc7-00043-gfd8619f4fd54 #1 [ 710.583822] Hardware name: T-Platforms TF307-MB/BM1BM1-A, BIOS 5.6 07/06/2022 [ 710.590972] pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ 710.597949] pc : usb_remove_hcd+0x34/0x1e4 [ 710.602067] lr : xhci_plat_remove+0x74/0x140 [ 710.606351] sp : ffff800009f3b7c0 [ 710.609674] x29: ffff800009f3b7c0 x28: ffff000800960040 x27: 0000000000000000 [ 710.616833] x26: ffff800008dc22a0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 [ 710.623992] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffff000805465810 x21: ffff000805465800 [ 710.631149] x20: ffff000800f80000 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: ffffffffffffffff [ 710.638307] x17: ffff000805096000 x16: ffff00080633b800 x15: ffff000806537a1c [ 710.645465] x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: ffff00080378d6f0 [ 710.652621] x11: ffff00080041a900 x10: ffff800009b204e8 x9 : ffff8000088abaa4 [ 710.659779] x8 : ffff000800960040 x7 : ffff800009409000 x6 : 0000000000000001 [ 710.666936] x5 : ffff800009241000 x4 : ffff800009241440 x3 : 0000000000000000 [ 710.674094] x2 : ffff000800960040 x1 : ffff000800960040 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 710.681251] Call trace: [ 710.683704] usb_remove_hcd+0x34/0x1e4 [ 710.687467] xhci_plat_remove+0x74/0x140 [ 710.691400] platform_remove+0x34/0x70 [ 710.695165] device_remove+0x54/0x90 [ 710.698753] device_release_driver_internal+0x200/0x270 [ 710.703992] device_release_driver+0x24/0x30 [ 710.708273] bus_remove_device+0xe0/0x16c [ 710.712293] device_del+0x178/0x390 [ 710.715797] platform_device_del.part.0+0x24/0x90 [ 710.720514] platform_device_unregister+0x30/0x50 [ 710.725232] dwc3_host_exit+0x20/0x30 [ 710.728907] dwc3_remove+0x174/0x1b0 [ 710.732494] platform_remove+0x34/0x70 [ 710.736254] device_remove+0x54/0x90 [ 710.739840] device_release_driver_internal+0x200/0x270 [ 710.745078] device_release_driver+0x24/0x30 [ 710.749359] bus_remove_device+0xe0/0x16c [ 710.753380] device_del+0x178/0x390 [ 710.756881] platform_device_del.part ---truncated---
- How severe is CVE-2022-50133?
- CVE-2022-50133 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2022-50133 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (8th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2022-50133?
- CVE-2022-50133 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2022-50133?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- Does CVE-2022-50133 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2022-50133 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-55399.
- When was CVE-2022-50133 published?
- CVE-2022-50133 was published on 2025-06-18 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/371a8af4f26e06b4d51d893b4436f520b48d07fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7de14d74d6551f0d097430f9893ce82ad17e5b8
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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