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CVE-2022-50174

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Jun 18, 2025 linux CWE-667 EPSS 0.16% (5th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-50174 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:

net: hinic: avoid kernel hung in hinic_get_stats64()

When using hinic device as a bond slave device, and reading device stats

of master bond device, the kernel may hung.

The kernel panic calltrace as follows:

Kernel panic - not syncing: softlockup: hung tasks

Call trace:

native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x1ec/0x31c

dev_get_stats+0x60/0xcc

dev_seq_printf_stats+0x40/0x120

dev_seq_show+0x1c/0x40

seq_read_iter+0x3c8/0x4dc

seq_read+0xe0/0x130

proc_reg_read+0xa8/0xe0

vfs_read+0xb0/0x1d4

ksys_read+0x70/0xfc

__arm64_sys_read+0x20/0x30

el0_svc_common+0x88/0x234

do_el0_svc+0x2c/0x90

el0_svc+0x1c/0x30

el0_sync_handler+0xa8/0xb0

el0_sync+0x148/0x180

And the calltrace of task that actually caused kernel hungs as follows:

__switch_to+124

__schedule+548

schedule+72

schedule_timeout+348

__down_common+188

__down+24

down+104

hinic_get_stats64+44 [hinic]

dev_get_stats+92

bond_get_stat

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 >= 4.14, < 5.10.137 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50174?

CVE-2022-50174 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-2022-50174?

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-2022-50174?

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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