What is CVE-2022-50853?

CVE-2022-50853 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15.77 onward and patched in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. CVE-2022-50853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50853?

CVE-2022-50853 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50853?

Yes, CVE-2022-50853 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.77 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50853 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-50853

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix a credential leak in _nfs4_discover_trunking()

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-30

Last modified 2026-04-15

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15.77, 5.18.10, 5.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15.77 ≥ 5.18.10 ≥ 5.19

Fixed in

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50853 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/b247a9828f6607d41189fa6c2a3be754d33cae86
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6aca4c7ba8f6d40a0cfeeb09160dd8efdf97c64
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfad5d5e7511933c2ae3d12a8131840074c5a73d
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50853?

CVE-2022-50853 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.77 onward and has been patched in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. CVE-2022-50853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50853?

Yes — CVE-2022-50853 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.77 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50853 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50853 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.