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CVE-2022-50885

kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in RDMA/rxe due to null-pointer dereference

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 30, 2025

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local user could trigger a null-pointer dereference within the Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) subsystem's rxe component. This occurs when a socket creation fails, leading to a system crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference