What is CVE-2022-50037?

CVE-2022-50037 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and patched in 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50037?

CVE-2022-50037 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-2022-50037?

Yes, CVE-2022-50037 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50037 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50037

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/ttm: don't leak the ccs state The kernel only manages the ccs state with lmem-only objects, however the kernel should still take care not to leak the CCS state from the previous user. (cherry picked from commit 353819d85f87be46aeb9c1dd929d445a006fc6ec)

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 5.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.19

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.4 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50037 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/232d150fa15606e96c0e01e5c7a2d4e03f621787
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b431cffb4883b9e90d48f0c408674c50fef428a5
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50037

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-2022-50037?

CVE-2022-50037 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and has been patched in 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50037?

CVE-2022-50037 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-2022-50037?

Yes — CVE-2022-50037 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50037 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50037 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.