What is CVE-2022-50068?

CVE-2022-50068 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 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50068 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50068?

CVE-2022-50068 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-2022-50068?

Yes, CVE-2022-50068 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50068 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50068 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-2022-50068

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/ttm: Fix dummy res NULL ptr deref bug Check the bo->resource value before accessing the resource mem_type. v2: Fix commit description unwrapped warning <log snip> [ 40.191227][ T184] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000002: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI [ 40.192995][ T184] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017] [ 40.194411][ T184] CPU: 1 PID: 184 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 5.19.0-rc4-00721-gb297c22b7070 #1 [ 40.196063][ T184] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.0-debian-1.16.0-4 04/01/2014 [ 40.199605][ T184] RIP: 0010:ttm_bo_validate+0x1b3/0x240 [ttm] [ 40.200754][ T184] Code: e8 72 c5 ff ff 83 f8 b8 74 d4 85 c0 75 54 49 8b 9e 58 01 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 8d 7b 10 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <0f> b6 04 02 84 c0 74 04 3c 03 7e 44 8b 53 10 31 c0 85 d2 0f 85 58 [ 40.203685][ T184] RSP: 0018:ffffc900006df0c8 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 40.204630][ T184] RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 1ffff1102f4bb71b [ 40.205864][ T184] RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffffc900006df208 RDI: 0000000000000010 [ 40.207102][ T184] RBP: 1ffff920000dbe1a R08: ffffc900006df208 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 40.208394][ T184] R10: ffff88817a5f0000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffc900006df110 [ 40.209692][ T184] R13: ffffc900006df0f0 R14: ffff88817a5db800 R15: ffffc900006df208 [ 40.210862][ T184] FS: 00007f6b1d16e8c0(0000) GS:ffff88839d700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 40.212250][ T184] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 40.213275][ T184] CR2: 000055a1001d4ff0 CR3: 00000001700f4000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 [ 40.214469][ T184] Call Trace: [ 40.214974][ T184] <TASK> [ 40.215438][ T184] ? ttm_bo_bounce_temp_buffer+0x140/0x140 [ttm] [ 40.216572][ T184] ? mutex_spin_on_owner+0x240/0x240 [ 40.217456][ T184] ? drm_vma_offset_add+0xaa/0x100 [drm] [ 40.218457][ T184] ttm_bo_init_reserved+0x3d6/0x540 [ttm] [ 40.219410][ T184] ? shmem_get_inode+0x744/0x980 [ 40.220231][ T184] ttm_bo_init_validate+0xb1/0x200 [ttm] [ 40.221172][ T184] ? bo_driver_evict_flags+0x340/0x340 [drm_vram_helper] [ 40.222530][ T184] ? ttm_bo_init_reserved+0x540/0x540 [ttm] [ 40.223643][ T184] ? __do_sys_finit_module+0x11a/0x1c0 [ 40.224654][ T184] ? __shmem_file_setup+0x102/0x280 [ 40.234764][ T184] drm_gem_vram_create+0x305/0x480 [drm_vram_helper] [ 40.235766][ T184] ? bo_driver_evict_flags+0x340/0x340 [drm_vram_helper] [ 40.236846][ T184] ? __kasan_slab_free+0x108/0x180 [ 40.237650][ T184] drm_gem_vram_fill_create_dumb+0x134/0x340 [drm_vram_helper] [ 40.238864][ T184] ? local_pci_probe+0xdf/0x180 [ 40.239674][ T184] ? drmm_vram_helper_init+0x400/0x400 [drm_vram_helper] [ 40.240826][ T184] drm_client_framebuffer_create+0x19c/0x400 [drm] [ 40.241955][ T184] ? drm_client_buffer_delete+0x200/0x200 [drm] [ 40.243001][ T184] ? drm_client_pick_crtcs+0x554/0xb80 [drm] [ 40.244030][ T184] drm_fb_helper_generic_probe+0x23f/0x940 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.245226][ T184] ? __cond_resched+0x1c/0xc0 [ 40.245987][ T184] ? drm_fb_helper_memory_range_to_clip+0x180/0x180 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.247316][ T184] ? mutex_unlock+0x80/0x100 [ 40.248005][ T184] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0x2c0/0x2c0 [ 40.249083][ T184] drm_fb_helper_single_fb_probe+0x907/0xf00 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.250314][ T184] ? drm_fb_helper_check_var+0x1180/0x1180 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.251540][ T184] ? __cond_resched+0x1c/0xc0 [ 40.252321][ T184] ? mutex_lock+0x9f/0x100 [ 40.253062][ T184] __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0xb9/0x2c0 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.254394][ T184] drm_fbdev_client_hotplug+0x56f/0x840 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.255477][ T184] drm_fbdev_generic_setup+0x165/0x3c0 [drm_kms_helper] [ 40.256607][ T184] bochs_pci_probe+0x6b7/0x900 [bochs] [ ---truncated---

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-17

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-2022-50068 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 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

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-2022-50068 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/76672cd326c146ded2c2712ff257b8908dcf23d8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bd970d4097287778a4449452e70b35d0bfaa3aa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf4b7387c0a842d64bdd7c353e6d3298174a7740
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50068

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-17

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50068?

CVE-2022-50068 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 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50068 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50068?

CVE-2022-50068 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-2022-50068?

Yes — CVE-2022-50068 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.63, 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50068 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50068 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 →