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CVE-2022-50012

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 18, 2025 linux EPSS 0.21% (12th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-50012 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

powerpc/64: Init jump labels before parse_early_param()

On 64-bit, calling jump_label_init() in setup_feature_keys() is too

late because static keys may be used in subroutines of

parse_early_param() which is again subroutine of early_init_devtree().

For example booting with "threadirqs":

static_key_enable_cpuslocked(): static key '0xc000000002953260' used before call to jump_label_init()

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at kernel/jump_label.c:166 static_key_enable_cpuslocked+0xfc/0x120

...

NIP static_key_enable_cpuslocked+0xfc/0x120

LR static_key_enable_cpuslocked+0xf8/0x120

Call Trace:

static_key_enable_cpuslocked+0xf8/0x120 (unreliable)

static_key_enable+0x30/0x50

setup_forced_irqthreads+0x28/0x40

do_early_param+0xa0/0x108

parse_args+0x290/0x4e0

parse_early_options+0x48/0x5c

parse_early_param+0x58/0x84

early_init_devtree+0xd4/0x518

early_setup+0xb4/0x214

So call jump_label_

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 0, < 4.9.326 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50012?

CVE-2022-50012 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50012?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50012?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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