What is CVE-2022-50651?

CVE-2022-50651 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and patched in 5.15.77, 6.0.7 and 6.1. CVE-2022-50651 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50651?

CVE-2022-50651 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50651?

Yes, CVE-2022-50651 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.77, 6.0.7 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50651 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50651 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50651

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump The similar fix as commit 46cdedf2a0fa ("ethtool: pse-pd: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump") is also needed for ethtool eeprom.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-09

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.77, 6.0.7, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.77 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.7 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

3 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50651?

CVE-2022-50651 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.77, 6.0.7 and 6.1. CVE-2022-50651 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50651?

Yes. CVE-2022-50651 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.77, 6.0.7 and 6.1. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50651 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-50651 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.