What is CVE-2022-50501?

CVE-2022-50501 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 3.17 onward and patched in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. CVE-2022-50501 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50501?

CVE-2022-50501 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-2022-50501?

Yes, CVE-2022-50501 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50501 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50501 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-2022-50501

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: coda: Add check for dcoda_iram_alloc As the coda_iram_alloc may return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid NULL poineter dereference, same as the others.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-10-04

Last modified 2026-01-22

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-2022-50501 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 3.17 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.17

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 ✓ 5.15.86 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.16 6.0.x ✓ 6.1.2 6.1.x ✓ 6.2

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05f165ded4a7baec31b65aba88e2cd1fb9b91db2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b436f1410245412ea5e4c356a175a928d73eed3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c6887d5a29024bada6928d1d0959c9990401384

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35ddd00b36589cf948875b825eedaab1aefd5ad5

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f57abaee136a1e39d2b04443a1bd5311ba7d94

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50501

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-10-04

Modified 2026-01-22

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50501?

CVE-2022-50501 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 3.17 onward and has been patched in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. CVE-2022-50501 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50501?

CVE-2022-50501 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-2022-50501?

Yes. CVE-2022-50501 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.17 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50501 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-50501 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.