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CVE-2022-50439

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.14%

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CVE-2022-50439 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Enable IRQ when pdata is ready If the device does not come straight from reset, we might receive an IRQ before we are ready to handle it. [ 2.334737] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 00000000000001e4 [ 2.522601] Call trace: [ 2.525040] regmap_read+0x1c/0x80 [ 2.528434] mt8173_afe_irq_handler+0x40/0xf0 ... [ 2.598921] start_kernel+0x338/0x42c. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Enable IRQ when pdata is ready If the device does not come straight from reset, we might receive an IRQ before we are ready to handle it. [ 2.334737] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 00000000000001e4 [ 2.522601] Call trace: [ 2.525040] regmap_read+0x1c/0x80 [ 2.528434] mt8173_afe_irq_handler+0x40/0xf0 ... [ 2.598921] start_kernel+0x338/0x42c

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%

3.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 4.2, < 5.4.229
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.5, < 5.10.163
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.11, < 5.15.86
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 5.16, < 6.0.16
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.1, < 6.1.2

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-50439?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Enable IRQ when pdata is ready If the device does not come straight from reset, we might receive an IRQ before we are ready to handle it. [ 2.334737] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 00000000000001e4 [ 2.522601] Call trace: [ 2.525040] regmap_read+0x1c/0x80 [ 2.528434] mt8173_afe_irq_handler+0x40/0xf0 ... [ 2.598921] start_kernel+0x338/0x42c
How severe is CVE-2022-50439?
CVE-2022-50439 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-2022-50439?
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Source: NVD / NIST