What is CVE-2022-50302?

CVE-2022-50302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-50302?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50302

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lockd: set other missing fields when unlocking files vfs_lock_file() expects the struct file_lock to be fully initialised by the caller. Re-exported NFSv3 has been seen to Oops if the fl_file field is NULL.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.2th 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 6.0.16, 0, 5.15.86
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.19

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50302?: CVE-2022-50302 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-50302?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.