What is CVE-2022-50059?

CVE-2022-50059 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and patched in 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and others. CVE-2022-50059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50059?

CVE-2022-50059 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-2022-50059?

Yes, CVE-2022-50059 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50059 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50059

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.

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 5.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.8

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.138 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.63 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.4 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50059 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/58dd4385577ed7969b80cdc9e2a31575aba6c712
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a090cc69699ec2d11b5e34cee8c61f0d4b0068cb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee18421bda6bf12a7cba6a3d7751c0e1cfd0094
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50059

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-2022-50059?

CVE-2022-50059 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.8 onward and has been patched in 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and others. CVE-2022-50059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50059?

CVE-2022-50059 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-2022-50059?

Yes — CVE-2022-50059 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50059 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.