Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50439

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Enable IRQ when pdata is ready If the device does not come straight from reset, we might receive an IRQ before we are ready to handle it. [ 2.334737] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 00000000000001e4 [ 2.522601] Call trace: [ 2.525040] regmap_read+0x1c/0x80 [ 2.528434] mt8173_afe_irq_handler+0x40/0xf0 ... [ 2.598921] start_kernel+0x338/0x42c

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-50439: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50439?
CVE-2022-50439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-50439?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.