What is CVE-2022-50023?

CVE-2022-50023 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.17 onward and patched in 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50023?

CVE-2022-50023 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-2022-50023?

Yes, CVE-2022-50023 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 4.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50023 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50023

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: dw-axi-dmac: ignore interrupt if no descriptor If the channel has no descriptor and the interrupt is raised then the kernel will OOPS. Check the result of vchan_next_desc() in the handler axi_chan_block_xfer_complete() to avoid the error happening.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-13

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.17

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.63 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.4 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50023 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/3d05aeebbde8c69593d8aa512b7c08b8f0ad25ba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54aa6c49361b79f7f6b15fc63dfe9ea52c70bb03
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/820f5ce999d2f99961e88c16d65cd26764df0590
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50023

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50023?

CVE-2022-50023 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.17 onward and has been patched in 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50023?

CVE-2022-50023 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-2022-50023?

Yes — CVE-2022-50023 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 4.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50023 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.