Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50385

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix an Oops in nfs_d_automount() When mounting from a NFSv4 referral, path->dentry can end up being a negat

Published Sep 18, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50385. EPSS is 0.16%. 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
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 2b0143b5c986be1ce8408b3aadc4709e0a94429d <5458bc0f9df639d83471ca384152cc62dbee0aeb

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix an Oops in nfs_d_automount() When mounting from a NFSv4 referral, path->dentry can end up being a negative dentry, so derive the struct nfs_server from the dentry itself instead.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 2b0143b5c986be1ce8408b3aadc4709e0a94429d <5458bc0f9df639d83471ca384152cc62dbee0aeb2b0143b5c986be1ce8408b3aadc4709e0a94429d <5458bc0f9df639d83471ca384152cc62dbee0aeb

How to fix CVE-2022-50385

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-2022-50385. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 2b0143b5c986be1ce8408b3aadc4709e0a94429d <5458bc0f9df639d83471ca384152cc62dbee0aeb 2b0143b5c986be1ce8408b3aadc4709e0a94429d <5458bc0f9df639d83471ca384152cc62dbee0aeb. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. 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. Sep 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix an Oops in nfs_d_automount() When mounting from a NFSv4 referral, path->dentry can end up being a negative dentry, so derive the struct nfs_server from the dentry itself instead.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix an Oops in nfs_d_automount() When mounting from a NFSv4 referral, path->dentry can end up being a negative dentry, so derive the struct nfs_server from the dentry itself instead.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50385

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50385

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29969

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix an Oops in nfs_d_automount() When mounting from a NFSv4 referral, path->dentry can end up being a negative dentry, so derive the struct nfs_server from the dentry itself instead.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.