{"id":"CVE-2022-50475","title":"RDMA/core: Make sure \"ib_port\" is valid when access sysfs node","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/core: Make sure \"ib_port\" is valid when access sysfs node\n\nThe \"ib_port\" structure must be set before adding the sysfs kobject,\nand reset after removing it, otherw…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < f981c697b2f9bd5dd2f060e47ff8b5e0a2cd0c06","Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < ac7a7d7079124f46180714b2d41a1703d37101bb","Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < cd06d32a71fbb198b2d43dddf794badd80ffd25d","Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < 5e15ff29b156bbbdeadae230c8ecd5ecd8ca2477","Linux 5.14"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:11:46.922767Z"},"published":"2025-10-04","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:20:47.727Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50475","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f981c697b2f9bd5dd2f060e47ff8b5e0a2cd0c06"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7a7d7079124f46180714b2d41a1703d37101bb"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd06d32a71fbb198b2d43dddf794badd80ffd25d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e15ff29b156bbbdeadae230c8ecd5ecd8ca2477"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00159,"epssPercentile":0.05084,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.740Z","slug":"CVE-2022-50475","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/core: Make sure \"ib_port\" is valid when access sysfs node\n\nThe \"ib_port\" structure must be set before adding the sysfs kobject,\nand reset after removing it, otherwise it may crash when accessing\nthe sysfs node:\n  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000050\n  Mem abort info:\n    ESR = 0x96000006\n    Exception class = DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n    SET = 0, FnV = 0\n    EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n  Data abort info:\n    ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006\n    CM = 0, WnR = 0\n  user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp = 00000000e85f5ba5\n  [0000000000000050] pgd=0000000848fd9003, pud=000000085b387003, pmd=0000000000000000\n  Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#2] PREEMPT SMP\n  Modules linked in: ib_umad(O) mlx5_ib(O) nfnetlink_cttimeout(E) nfnetlink(E) act_gact(E) cls_flower(E) sch_ingress(E) openvswitch(E) nsh(E) nf_nat_ipv6(E) nf_nat_ipv4(E) nf_conncount(E) nf_nat(E) nf_conntrack(E) nf_defrag_ipv6(E) nf_defrag_ipv4(E) mst_pciconf(O) ipmi_devintf(E) ipmi_msghandler(E) ipmb_dev_int(OE) mlx5_core(O) mlxfw(O) mlxdevm(O) auxiliary(O) ib_uverbs(O) ib_core(O) mlx_compat(O) psample(E) sbsa_gwdt(E) uio_pdrv_genirq(E) uio(E) mlxbf_pmc(OE) mlxbf_gige(OE) mlxbf_tmfifo(OE) gpio_mlxbf2(OE) pwr_mlxbf(OE) mlx_trio(OE) i2c_mlxbf(OE) mlx_bootctl(OE) bluefield_edac(OE) knem(O) ip_tables(E) ipv6(E) crc_ccitt(E) [last unloaded: mst_pci]\n  Process grep (pid: 3372, stack limit = 0x0000000022055c92)\n  CPU: 5 PID: 3372 Comm: grep Tainted: G      D    OE     4.19.161-mlnx.47.gadcd9e3 #1\n  Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField SoC/BlueField SoC, BIOS BlueField:3.9.2-15-ga2403ab Sep  8 2022\n  pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO)\n  pc : hw_stat_port_show+0x4c/0x80 [ib_core]\n  lr : port_attr_show+0x40/0x58 [ib_core]\n  sp : ffff000029f43b50\n  x29: ffff000029f43b50 x28: 0000000019375000\n  x27: ffff8007b821a540 x26: ffff000029f43e30\n  x25: 0000000000008000 x24: ffff000000eaa958\n  x23: 0000000000001000 x22: ffff8007a4ce3000\n  x21: ffff8007baff8000 x20: ffff8007b9066ac0\n  x19: ffff8007bae97578 x18: 0000000000000000\n  x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000\n  x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000\n  x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000\n  x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000\n  x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : ffff8007a4ce4000\n  x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f\n  x5 : ffff000000e6a280 x4 : ffff8007a4ce3000\n  x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaab\n  x1 : ffff8007b9066a10 x0 : ffff8007baff8000\n  Call trace:\n   hw_stat_port_show+0x4c/0x80 [ib_core]\n   port_attr_show+0x40/0x58 [ib_core]\n   sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x8c/0x150\n   kernfs_seq_show+0x44/0x50\n   seq_read+0x1b4/0x45c\n   kernfs_fop_read+0x148/0x1d8\n   __vfs_read+0x58/0x180\n   vfs_read+0x94/0x154\n   ksys_read+0x68/0xd8\n   __arm64_sys_read+0x28/0x34\n   el0_svc_common+0x88/0x18c\n   el0_svc_handler+0x78/0x94\n   el0_svc+0x8/0xe8\n  Code: f2955562 aa1603e4 aa1503e0 f9405683 (f9402861)\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < f981c697b2f9bd5dd2f060e47ff8b5e0a2cd0c06`\n- `Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < ac7a7d7079124f46180714b2d41a1703d37101bb`\n- `Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < cd06d32a71fbb198b2d43dddf794badd80ffd25d`\n- `Linux >= d8a5883814b9f7c08d7ff291070687d925b4f859 < 5e15ff29b156bbbdeadae230c8ecd5ecd8ca2477`\n- `Linux 5.14`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}