What is CVE-2022-50016?

CVE-2022-50016 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and patched in 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50016?

CVE-2022-50016 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50016?

Yes, CVE-2022-50016 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50016 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2022-50016

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: Intel: cnl: Do not process IPC reply before firmware boot It is not yet clear, but it is possible to create a firmware so broken that it will send a reply message before a FW_READY message (it is not yet clear if FW_READY will arrive later). Since the reply_data is allocated only after the FW_READY message, this will lead to a NULL pointer dereference if not filtered out. The issue was reported with IPC4 firmware but the same condition is present for IPC3.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-14

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2022-50016 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.2 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.2

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.4 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50016 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/230f646085d17a008b609eb8fe8befb8811868f0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacd9eefd0def5a83244d88e5483b5f38ee7287
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50016

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50016?

CVE-2022-50016 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.2 onward and has been patched in 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50016?

CVE-2022-50016 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50016?

Yes — CVE-2022-50016 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50016 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50016 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →