What is CVE-2022-50059?

CVE-2022-50059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-50059?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-50059 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50059

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, 5.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50059?: CVE-2022-50059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-50059?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-50059 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.