CVE-2022-50148

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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)

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 18, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2022-50148: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix