How severe is CVE-2022-50295?

CVE-2022-50295 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-2022-50295 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (3rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-50295?

CVE-2022-50295 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-50295?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2022-50295 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2022-50295 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-55560.

When was CVE-2022-50295 published?

CVE-2022-50295 was published on 2025-09-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-50295

CVE-2022-50295 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% (3rd percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2022-55560
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2025-09-15
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/msg_ring: Fix NULL pointer dereference in io_msg_send_fd() Syzkaller produced the below call trace: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 Write of size 8 at addr 0000000000000070 by task repro/16399 CPU: 0 PID: 16399 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1 #28 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 ? io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 kasan_report+0xbc/0xf0 ? io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 kasan_check_range+0x140/0x190 io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 ? io_msg_ring_prep+0x300/0x300 io_issue_sqe+0x698/0xca0 io_submit_sqes+0x92f/0x1c30 __do_sys_io_uring_enter+0xae4/0x24b0 .... RIP: 0033:0x7f2eaf8f8289 RSP: 002b:00007fff40939718 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001aa RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f2eaf8f8289 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000006f71 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007fff409397a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000039 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000004006d0 R13: 00007fff40939880 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: panic_on_warn set ... We don't have a NULL check on file_ptr in io_msg_send_fd() function, so when file_ptr is NUL src_file is also NULL and get_file() dereferences a NULL pointer and leads to above crash. Add a NULL check to fix this issue.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50295?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/msg_ring: Fix NULL pointer dereference in io_msg_send_fd() Syzkaller produced the below call trace: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 Write of size 8 at addr 0000000000000070 by task repro/16399 CPU: 0 PID: 16399 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1 #28 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.11.0-2.el7 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 ? io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 kasan_report+0xbc/0xf0 ? io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 kasan_check_range+0x140/0x190 io_msg_ring+0x3cb/0x9f0 ? io_msg_ring_prep+0x300/0x300 io_issue_sqe+0x698/0xca0 io_submit_sqes+0x92f/0x1c30 __do_sys_io_uring_enter+0xae4/0x24b0 .... RIP: 0033:0x7f2eaf8f8289 RSP: 002b:00007fff40939718 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001aa RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f2eaf8f8289 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000006f71 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007fff409397a0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000039 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000004006d0 R13: 00007fff40939880 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: panic_on_warn set ... We don't have a NULL check on file_ptr in io_msg_send_fd() function, so when file_ptr is NUL src_file is also NULL and get_file() dereferences a NULL pointer and leads to above crash. Add a NULL check to fix this issue.
How severe is CVE-2022-50295?: CVE-2022-50295 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-2022-50295 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (3rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-50295?: CVE-2022-50295 primarily affects Linux Linux Kernel. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50295?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2022-50295 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2022-50295 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-55560.
When was CVE-2022-50295 published?: CVE-2022-50295 was published on 2025-09-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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