CVE-2022-50048

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Analyzed
Published: 18 Jun 2025, 11:01
Last modified:11 May 2026, 19:11

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.05% LOW
0% probability +0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Jun 2025, 11:01
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
11 May 2026, 19:11
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: possible module reference underflow in error path dst->ops is set on when nft_expr_clone() fails, but module refcount has not been bumped yet, therefore nft_expr_destroy() leads to module reference underflow.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.05%• Percentile: 16%

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux

    ≥ 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01, < b59bee8b05b0e789b5a298cacb09e8aaa3367a29 | ≥ 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01, < 1e52e6cfec6342c3d0df47dc3a76724fb3dabf56 | ≥ 8cfd9b0f8515e7c361bba27e2a2684cbd427fe01, < c485c35ff6783ccd12c160fcac6a0e504e83e0bf | 5.11

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.63 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.19.4 | 6.0:rc1

References (3)