Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50382
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115935
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-50382
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the padata_do_parallel() function in kernel/padata.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-50382
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17afa98bccec4f52203508b3f49b5f948c6fd6ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c3a47d20ae55b3600fed733bf96eafe9c500d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cfa9e60c0f88fdec6368e081ab968411cc706b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7337adb20fcc0aebb50eaff2bc5a8dd9a7c6743d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0681dd4eee029eb1d533d06993f7cb091efb73
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163