What is CVE-2022-50467?

CVE-2022-50467 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 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and 6.1. CVE-2022-50467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50467?

CVE-2022-50467 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-2022-50467?

Yes, CVE-2022-50467 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and 6.1. 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-2022-50467 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50467 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-2022-50467

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix null ndlp ptr dereference in abnormal exit path for GFT_ID An error case exit from lpfc_cmpl_ct_cmd_gft_id() results in a call to lpfc_nlp_put() with a null pointer to a nodelist structure. Changed lpfc_cmpl_ct_cmd_gft_id() to initialize nodelist pointer upon entry.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-01

Last modified 2026-01-16

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-2022-50467 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 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.17 5.19.x ✓ 6.0.3 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50467 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/04e7cd8c85636a329d1a6e5a269a7c8b6f71c41c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b7e210a522b836a01516c71ee85d1d92c1f075
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82dc1fe4324e2c897f2ed1c66f4fcff03094ac3a
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50467

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-01

Modified 2026-01-16

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50467?

CVE-2022-50467 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 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and 6.1. CVE-2022-50467 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50467?

CVE-2022-50467 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-2022-50467?

Yes — CVE-2022-50467 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.17, 6.0.3 and 6.1. 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-2022-50467 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50467 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 →