Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50217
Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111649
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50217
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the fuse_open() function in fs/fuse/file.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50217
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 5.18.18