VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2022-50148
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-06-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernfs: fix potential NULL dereference in __kernfs_remove When lockdep is enabled, lockdep_assert_held_write would cause potential NULL pointer dereference. Fix the following smatch warnings: fs/kernfs/dir.c:1353 __kernfs_remove() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'kn' (see line 1346)
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476