NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50001
Published: June 19, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111520
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50001
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the nft_tproxy_dump() function in net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50001
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 5.10.169
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b21edf4cc13516716848e0a4fdf726aa2a62cd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18bbc3213383a82b05383827f4b1b882e3f0a5a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/343fed6b0daeb528ae5c9d4d84d9ff763ac95619
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ef55c4281f1b4c6bd4457c2e96ccd1c9e80200
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a1d92cbeac3335fee99fa865b8c5b0f2e71a8f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaba3f9b672c3a3f820da8ee9584b9520674eafa
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.169