Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50717

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet-tcp: add bounds check on Transfer Tag ttag is used as an index to get cmd in nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu(), add a bounds check to avoid out-of-bounds access.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.5% 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-2022-50717: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30, 5.0, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50717?
CVE-2022-50717 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-50717?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.