CVE-2022-50538

🗓️ 07 Oct 2025 15:21:04Reported by LinuxType

Fixed uncaught error in fake_init where __root_device_register() failure could unregister vme_root on exit.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 20
AstraLinux	Astra Linux – vulnerability in linux-5.10, linux-5.15, linux	15 Oct 202615:53	–	astralinux
BDU FSTEC	vme_fake Heap Buffer Overflow DoS	26 Mar 202600:00	–	bdu_fstec
CNNVD	Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities	7 Oct 202500:00	–	cnnvd
Cvelist	CVE-2022-50538 vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()	7 Oct 202515:21	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2022-50538	7 Oct 202515:21	–	debiancve
EUVD	EUVD-2025-32789	7 Oct 202515:21	–	euvd
NVD	CVE-2022-50538	7 Oct 202516:15	–	nvd
osv_debian	DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50538	7 Oct 202516:15	–	osv_debian
osv_oesa	OESA-2025-2468 kernel security update	17 Oct 202511:09	–	osv_oesa
osv_ubuntu	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50538	7 Oct 202516:15	–	osv_ubuntu

NVD

Vulners

CNA

Node

linux linux_kernelRange4.9–4.9.337

linux linux_kernelRange4.10–4.14.303

linux linux_kernelRange4.15–4.19.270

linux linux_kernelRange4.20–5.4.229

linux linux_kernelRange5.5–5.10.163

linux linux_kernelRange5.11–5.15.86

linux linux_kernelRange5.16–6.0.16

linux linux_kernelRange6.1–6.1.2

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  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "658bcdae9c6755806e66b33e29d56b33a3ff421a",
        "lessThan": "7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/staging/vme_user/vme_fake.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "4.9",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "4.9",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "4.9.337",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.9.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "4.14.303",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.14.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "4.19.270",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.19.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.4.229",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.163",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.15.86",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.0.16",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.1.2",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.2",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bef797d707f1744f71156b21d41e3b8c946631f
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/09be0e7ac5f9374b6f8de72c89ed67129af71f65
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a93546d414c7fe4862b87183fb737d1300d9d2
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/e831fdd60e5863ee03173baf5a0f7c5450b44381
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/37d3de40c1ffb6a5e626bf46ff5ef5766c824e2c
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b43937f14bdc3594f57f1a507a14f3d1187136
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bc217b25ea81034fad8e33fd33e4659f086421d
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/60ff9bd4ffc87bace581e235a6728f5ac8e5071f
git	www.git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3f65c4177846c483bf009f8c512ab04b3c62466

17 Jun 2026 05:23Current

5.8Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.8

CVSS 3.15.5

EPSS0.00163

CWE-476