CVE-2022-50538
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50538
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50538.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-50538
- Downstream
- Published
- 2025-10-07T15:21:04.428Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-11T12:44:58.626108Z
- Summary
- vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), _rootdeviceregister() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause unregistering vmeroot fail when exit.
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP: 0010:rootdeviceunregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: <TASK> _x64sysdeletemodule+0x34f/0x540 dosyscall64+0x38/0x90 entrySYSCALL64afterhwframe+0x63/0xcd
Return error when __rootdeviceregister() fails.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50538.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50538.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50538
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421aFixede831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381Fixed69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136Fixed09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65Fixedf3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466Fixed37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2cFixed4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421dFixeda2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2Fixed60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071fFixed7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f
Linux / Kernel
Package
- Name
- Kernel
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced4.9.0Fixed4.9.337
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced4.10.0Fixed4.14.303
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced4.15.0Fixed4.19.270
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced4.20.0Fixed5.4.229
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.5.0Fixed5.10.163
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.11.0Fixed5.15.86
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.16.0Fixed6.0.16
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.1.0Fixed6.1.2