Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50127

 

Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50127

Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111575
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50127
CWE-ID: CWE-667
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 improper locking within the rxe_qp_init_misc(), rxe_qp_init_req() and rxe_qp_init_resp() functions in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_272-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_28-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-man
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default
kernel
bpftool
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
dtb-apple
dtb-arm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-broadcom
dtb-cavium
dtb-apm
dtb-sprd
dtb-amlogic
dtb-marvell
dtb-rockchip
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-xilinx
dtb-lg
dtb-mediatek
dtb-freescale
dtb-altera
dtb-allwinner
dtb-amazon
dtb-amd
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-aarch64
dtb-qcom
kernel-docs
dtb-exynos
dtb-renesas
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild

How to mitigate CVE-2022-50127

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18, 5.19.2, 6.0
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_272-default - update to 1-8.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_28-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.272.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2.150400.24.86.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.272.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.272.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.272.1
kernel-default - addressed in versions 4.12.14-122.272.1, 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
bpftool - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python3-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-debugsource - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-devel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-source - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
kernel-tools-devel - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python2-perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python2-perf-debuginfo - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
python3-perf - update to 4.19.90-2507.2.0.0335
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2.150400.24.86.2

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