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CVE-2022-50236

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.14%

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CVE-2022-50236 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/mediatek: Fix crash on isr after kexec() If the system is rebooted via isr(), the IRQ handler might be triggered before the domain is initialized. Resulting on an invalid memory access error. Fix: [ 0.500930] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 0000000000000070 [ 0.501166] Call trace: [ 0.501174] report_iommu_fault+0x28/0xfc [ 0.501180] mtk_iommu_isr+0x10c/0x1c0 [ joro: Fixed spelling in commit message ]. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/mediatek: Fix crash on isr after kexec() If the system is rebooted via isr(), the IRQ handler might be triggered before the domain is initialized. Resulting on an invalid memory access error. Fix: [ 0.500930] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 0000000000000070 [ 0.501166] Call trace: [ 0.501174] report_iommu_fault+0x28/0xfc [ 0.501180] mtk_iommu_isr+0x10c/0x1c0 [ joro: Fixed spelling in commit message ]

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.14%

4.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 4.6, < 6.0.17
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.1, < 6.1.3

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50236?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu/mediatek: Fix crash on isr after kexec() If the system is rebooted via isr(), the IRQ handler might be triggered before the domain is initialized. Resulting on an invalid memory access error. Fix: [ 0.500930] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 0000000000000070 [ 0.501166] Call trace: [ 0.501174] report_iommu_fault+0x28/0xfc [ 0.501180] mtk_iommu_isr+0x10c/0x1c0 [ joro: Fixed spelling in commit message ]
How severe is CVE-2022-50236?
CVE-2022-50236 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50236?
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Source: NVD / NIST