CVE-2022-50041
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-50041 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:
ice: Fix call trace with null VSI during VF reset
During stress test with attaching and detaching VF from KVM and
simultaneously changing VFs spoofcheck and trust there was a
call trace in ice_reset_vf that VF's VSI is null.
[145237.352797] WARNING: CPU: 46 PID: 840629 at drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_vf_lib.c:508 ice_reset_vf+0x3d6/0x410 [ice]
[145237.352851] Modules linked in: ice(E) vfio_pci vfio_pci_core vfio_virqfd vfio_iommu_type1 vfio iavf dm_mod xt_CHECKSUM xt_MASQUERADE
xt_conntrack ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 nft_compat nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables nfnetlink tun
bridge stp llc sunrpc intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common sb_edac x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel kvm iTCO_wdt iTC
O_vendor_support irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel rapl ipmi_si intel_cstate ipmi_devintf joydev intel_uncore m
ei_me ipmi_msghandler i2c_
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 | >= 5.18.6, < 5.19 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50041?
CVE-2022-50041 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-2022-50041?
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-2022-50041?
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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