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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50679

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix DMA mappings leak During reallocation of RX buffers, new DMA mappings are created for those buffers.

Published Dec 9, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50679. EPSS is 0.24%. 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.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 5.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix DMA mappings leak During reallocation of RX buffers, new DMA mappings are created for those buffers. steps for reproduction: while : do for ((i=0; i<=8160; i=i+32)) do ethtool -G enp130s0f0 rx $i tx $i sleep 0.5 ethtool -g enp130s0f0 done done This resulted in crash: i40e 0000:01:00.1: Unable to allocate memory for the Rx descriptor ring, size=65536 Driver BUG WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4300 at net/core/xdp.c:141 xdp_rxq_info_unreg+0x43/0x50 Call Trace: i40e_free_rx_resources+0x70/0x80 [i40e] i40e_set_ringparam+0x27c/0x800

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  • vendor Linux Linux 5.85.8

How to fix CVE-2022-50679

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-2022-50679. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 5.8 5.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. 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. Dec 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix DMA mappings leak During reallocation of RX buffers, new DMA mappings are created for those buffers. steps for reproduction: while : do for ((i=0; i<=8160; i=i+32)) do ethtool -G enp130s0f0 rx $i tx $i sleep 0.5 ethtool -g enp130s0f0 done done This resulted in crash: i40e 0000:01:00.1: Unable to allocate memory for the R

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix DMA mappings leak During reallocation of RX buffers, new DMA mappings are created for those buffers. steps for reproduction: while : do for ((i=0; i<=8160; i=i+32)) do ethtool -G enp130s0f0 rx $i tx $i sleep 0.5 ethtool -g enp130s0f0 done done This resulted in crash: i40e 0000:01:00.1: Unable to allocate memory for the R

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50679

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50679

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55726

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix DMA mappings leak During reallocation of RX buffers, new DMA mappings are created for those buffers. steps for reproduction: while : do for ((i=0; i<=8160; i=i+32)) do ethtool -G enp130s0f0 rx $i tx $i

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026