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Linux Kernel CVE-2022-50295

MEDIUM
NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
2025-09-15 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Denial Of Service Null Pointer Dereference Linux Linux Kernel Red Hat Suse
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:12 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 19:12 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Sep 15, 2025 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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:. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. 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. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
SUSE Liberty Linux 9 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Fixed
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