CVE-2022-50054

5.5 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety OS & kernel

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in iavf_get_link_ksettings Fix possible NULL pointer dereference, due to freeing of adapter->vf_res in iavf_init_get_resources. Previous commit introduced a regression, where receiving IAVF_ERR_ADMIN_QUEUE_NO_WORK from iavf_get_vf_config would free adapter->vf_res. However, netdev is still registered, so ethtool_ops can be called. Calling iavf_get_link_ksettings with no vf_res, will result with: [ 9385.242676] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 [ 9385.242683] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 9385.242686] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 9385.242690] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 9385.242696] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC PTI [ 9385.242701] CPU: 6 PID: 3217 Comm: pmdalinux Kdump: loaded Tainted: G S E 5.18.0-04958-ga54ce3703613-dirty #1 [ 9385.242708] Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R730/0WCJNT, BIOS 2.11.0 11/02/2019 [ 9385.242710] RIP: 0010:iavf_get_link_ksettings+0x29/0xd0 [iavf] [ 9385.242745] Code: 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 b8 01 ef ff ff 48 c7 46 30 00 00 00 00 48 c7 46 38 00 00 00 00 c6 46 0b 00 66 89 46 08 48 8b 87 68 0e 00 00 <f6> 40 08 80 75 50 8b 87 5c 0e 00 00 83 f8 08 74 7a 76 1d 83 f8 20 [ 9385.242749] RSP: 0018:ffffc0560ec7fbd0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 9385.242755] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffc0560ec7fc08 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 9385.242759] RDX: ffffffffc0ad4550 RSI: ffffc0560ec7fc08 RDI: ffffa0fc66674000 [ 9385.242762] RBP: 00007ffd1fb2bf50 R08: b6a2d54b892363ee R09: ffffa101dc14fb00 [ 9385.242765] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000004 R12: ffffa0fc66674000 [ 9385.242768] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffa0fc66674000 R15: 00000000ffffffa1 [ 9385.242771] FS: 00007f93711a2980(0000) GS:ffffa0fad72c0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 9385.242775] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 9385.242778] CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 0000000a8e61c003 CR4: 00000000003706e0 [ 9385.242781] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 9385.242784] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 9385.242787] Call Trace: [ 9385.242791] <TASK> [ 9385.242793] ethtool_get_settings+0x71/0x1a0 [ 9385.242814] __dev_ethtool+0x426/0x2f40 [ 9385.242823] ? slab_post_alloc_hook+0x4f/0x280 [ 9385.242836] ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x15d/0x2f0 [ 9385.242841] ? dev_ethtool+0x59/0x170 [ 9385.242848] dev_ethtool+0xa7/0x170 [ 9385.242856] dev_ioctl+0xc3/0x520 [ 9385.242866] sock_do_ioctl+0xa0/0xe0 [ 9385.242877] sock_ioctl+0x22f/0x320 [ 9385.242885] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x84/0xc0 [ 9385.242896] do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x80 [ 9385.242904] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 [ 9385.242918] RIP: 0033:0x7f93702396db [ 9385.242923] Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d ad 57 38 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 7d 57 38 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 [ 9385.242927] RSP: 002b:00007ffd1fb2bf18 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 [ 9385.242932] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055671b1d2fe0 RCX: 00007f93702396db [ 9385.242935] RDX: 00007ffd1fb2bf20 RSI: 0000000000008946 RDI: 0000000000000007 [ 9385.242937] RBP: 00007ffd1fb2bf20 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0030763066307330 [ 9385.242940] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffd1fb2bf80 [ 9385.242942] R13: 0000000000000007 R14: 0000556719f6de90 R15: 00007ffd1fb2c1b0 [ 9385.242948] </TASK> [ 9385.242949] Modules linked in: iavf(E) xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nft_compat nf_nat_tftp nft_objref nf_conntrack_tftp bridge stp llc nft_fib_inet nft_fib_ipv4 nft_fib_ipv6 nft_fib nft_reject_inet nf_reject_ipv4 nf_reject_ipv6 nft_reject nft_ct nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_set nf_tables rfkill nfnetlink vfat fat irdma ib_uverbs ib_core intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common sb_edac x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretem ---truncated---

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-06-18 11:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 05:22 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2025-06-18 11:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 05:22 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Linux Kernel < 5.19.4
Linux Kernel 6.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record