Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50048
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: possible module reference underflow in error path dst->ops is set on when nft_expr_clone() fails, but module refcount has not been bumped yet, therefore nft_expr_destroy() leads to module reference underflow.
EPSS: 0.002 (5.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01, 5.11, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.0
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50048?
- CVE-2022-50048 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50048?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.