What is CVE-2022-50234?

CVE-2022-50234 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and patched in 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75 and others. CVE-2022-50234 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50234?

CVE-2022-50234 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50234?

Yes, CVE-2022-50234 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50234 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50234 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50234

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: io_uring/af_unix: defer registered files gc to io_uring release Instead of putting io_uring's registered files in unix_gc() we want it to be done by io_uring itself. The trick here is to consider io_uring registered files for cycle detection but not actually putting them down. Because io_uring can't register other ring instances, this will remove all refs to the ring file triggering the ->release path and clean up with io_ring_ctx_free(). [axboe: add kerneldoc comment to skb, fold in skb leak fix]

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-15

Last modified 2025-11-24

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.220 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.150 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.75 5.15.x ✓ 5.19.17 5.19.x ✓ 6.0.3 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50234 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/0091bfc81741b8d3aeb3b7ab8636f911b2de6e80
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04df9719df1865f6770af9bc7880874af0e594b2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75e94c7e8859e58aadc15a98cc9704edff47d4f2
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50234

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-15

Modified 2025-11-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50234?

CVE-2022-50234 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75 and others. CVE-2022-50234 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50234?

CVE-2022-50234 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50234?

Yes — CVE-2022-50234 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50234 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50234 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.