CVE-2022-50147
mm/mempolicy: fix get_nodes out of bound access
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix get_nodes out of bound access When user specified more nodes than supported, get_nodes will access nmask array out of bounds.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.615.15 ≤ v < 5.18.185.15 ≤ v < 5.19.25.15 ≤ v < 6.05.16 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.25.15e130242dc351f1cfa2bbeb6766a1486ce936ef88
Vendor states this is fixed in 000eca5d044d1ee23b4ca311793cf3fc528da6c6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 44652154484e7e3d12008802cfb6c28a8aa16d85 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8176f6a0d9c1b06bc7af7c3d6acd4a66448939df (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d1b5113674c3e95bb53c601ce2ea4719e851c74d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.61 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.18 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/000eca5d044d1ee23b4ca311793cf3fc528da6c6Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44652154484e7e3d12008802cfb6c28a8aa16d85Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8176f6a0d9c1b06bc7af7c3d6acd4a66448939dfPatch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b5113674c3e95bb53c601ce2ea4719e851c74dCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125
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