Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50006
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.2 fix problems with __nfs42_ssc_open A destination server while doing a COPY shouldn't accept using the passed in filehandle if its not a regular filehandle. If alloc_file_pseudo() has failed, we need to decrement a reference on the newly created inode, otherwise it leaks.
EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions ec4b0925089826af45e99cdf78a8ac84c1d005f1, 5.5, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.0
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50006?
- CVE-2022-50006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50006?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.