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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50406

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: iomap: fix memory corruption when recording errors during writeback Every now and then I see this crash o

Published Sep 18, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 3, 2026 · Linux Linux

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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50406. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 150d5be09ce49a9bed6feb7b7dc4e5ae188778ec <7308591d9c7787aec58f6a01a7823f14e90db7a2

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: iomap: fix memory corruption when recording errors during writeback Every now and then I see this crash on arm64: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000f8 Buffer I/O error on dev dm-0, logical block 8733687, async page read Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x06: level 2 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006 CM = 0, WnR = 0 user pgtable: 64k pages, 42-bit VAs, pgdp

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  • vendor Linux Linux 150d5be09ce49a9bed6feb7b7dc4e5ae188778ec <7308591d9c7787aec58f6a01a7823f14e90db7a2150d5be09ce49a9bed6feb7b7dc4e5ae188778ec <7308591d9c7787aec58f6a01a7823f14e90db7a2

How to fix CVE-2022-50406

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-2022-50406. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 150d5be09ce49a9bed6feb7b7dc4e5ae188778ec <7308591d9c7787aec58f6a01a7823f14e90db7a2 150d5be09ce49a9bed6feb7b7dc4e5ae188778ec <7308591d9c7787aec58f6a01a7823f14e90db7a2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

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  1. Sep 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: iomap: fix memory corruption when recording errors during writeback Every now and then I see this crash on arm64: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000f8 Buffer I/O error on dev dm-0, logical block 8733687, async page read Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT

  2. Oct 3, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: iomap: fix memory corruption when recording errors during writeback Every now and then I see this crash on arm64: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000f8 Buffer I/O error on dev dm-0, logical block 8733687, async page read Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50406

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50406

    30-day exploitation probability 0.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29898

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iomap: iomap: fix memory corruption when recording errors during writeback Every now and then I see this crash on arm64: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000000f8 Buffer

    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.