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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50059

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_r

Published Jun 18, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50059. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.43%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel · vendor Linux Linux 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f <f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • vendor Linux Linux 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f <f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d776f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f <f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77

How to fix CVE-2022-50059

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50059. EPSS is 0.43%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f <f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f <f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.43%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 18, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50059

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50059

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55330

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do t

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50059

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.