PT-2025-40659 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Published
2023-11-07
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Updated
2026-03-14
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CVE-2022-50472
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.18.0-305.3.1.el8
Description
The Linux kernel contained a flaw within the IB/mad component where a function that could potentially sleep was being called while in an atomic context. This could lead to a system crash due to a tracepoint attempting to sleep. The issue was identified through kernel trace analysis and resulted in a warning message during a kworker process.
Recommendations
Update the Linux kernel to version 4.18.0-305.3.1.el8 or a later version to resolve this issue.
Exploit
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Centos
Debian
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse