CVE-2022-50059: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-50059 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 0% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 18-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
39%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.43% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu94 products
- linux< 5.15.0-53.59
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1023.27
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, < aee18421bda6bf12a7cba6a3d7751c0e1cfd0094 | ≥ 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, < f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77 | ≥ 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, < a090cc69699ec2d11b5e34cee8c61f0d4b0068cb | ≥ 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, < 58dd4385577ed7969b80cdc9e2a31575aba6c712 | 5.8
- linux_kernel≥ 5.8, < 5.10.138 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.63 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.19.4
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.0.2-1
3 vendors · 97 products