What is CVE-2022-50415?

CVE-2022-50415 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 2.6.15 onward and patched in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. CVE-2022-50415 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50415?

CVE-2022-50415 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-2022-50415?

Yes, CVE-2022-50415 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50415 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50415 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-2022-50415

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: parisc: led: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in start_task() start_task() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen: start_task() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, led_wq is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-09-18

Last modified 2026-01-14

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-2022-50415 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 2.6.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18, 6.1.4, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 2.6.15

Fixed in

✓ 4.9.337 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.303 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.270 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.229 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.163 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.87 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.18 6.0.x ✓ 6.1.4 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3505c187b86136250b39e62c72a3a70435277af6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41f563ab3c33698bdfc3403c7c2e6c94e73681e4

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e4500454d75dd249be4695d83afa3ba0724c37e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67c98fec87ed76b1feb2ae810051afd88dfa9df6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77f8b628affaec692d83ad8bfa3520db8a0cc493

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50415

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-09-18

Modified 2026-01-14

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50415?

CVE-2022-50415 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 2.6.15 onward and has been patched in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. CVE-2022-50415 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50415?

CVE-2022-50415 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-2022-50415?

Yes. CVE-2022-50415 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50415 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-50415 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.