PT-2025-53016 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2025-12-24 · Updated 2026-01-28 · CVE-2022-50712

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to devlink snapshot handling. Specifically, the devlink region snapshot del() function does not consistently hold the region lock when flushing snapshots, leading to a potential system crash (splat) when using Netdevsim during a reload operation. The issue occurs when destroying regions with pending snapshots. The vulnerable function is devlink region snapshot del().

Recommendations Update the Linux kernel to version 6.1.0-07460-g7ae9888d6e1c #580 or later.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-50712

RHSA-2023:6583

SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1

SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 849

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50712.json · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50712 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50712 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50712 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6298cab4d80bfdb6fe01fe31fd9f0ba26317fdae · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255996 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54118 · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255007 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50718 · Note