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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-50671High confidence

RDMA/rxe: Fix "kernel NULL pointer dereference" error

Linux · Linux

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

9 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcp-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-55734

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix "kernel NULL pointer dereference" error When rxe_queue_init in the function rxe_qp_init_req fails, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg are not initialized. Because of creation of qp fails, the function rxe_create_qp will call rxe_qp_do_cleanup to handle allocated resource. Before calling __rxe_do_task, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg should be checked.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix "kernel NULL pointer dereference" error When rxe_queue_init in the function rxe_qp_init_req fails, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg are not initialized. Because of creation of qp fails, the function rxe_create_qp will call rxe_qp_do_cleanup to handle allocated resource. Before calling __rxe_do_task, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg should be checked.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix "kernel NULL pointer dereference" error When rxe_queue_init in the function rxe_qp_init_req fails, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg are not initialized. Because of creation of qp fails, the function rxe_create_qp will call rxe_qp_do_cleanup to handle allocated resource. Before calling __rxe_do_task, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg should be checked.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticated
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-2765Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0225Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50658 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50660 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50660 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50661 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50661 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50662 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50664 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50664 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50666 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50666 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50668 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50668 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50669 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50669 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50670 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50671 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50671 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50672 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50673 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50673 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50675 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50677 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50677 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50678 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50678 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50679 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50697 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50697 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50698 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0170Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50658 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50660 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50660 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50661 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50661 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50662 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50664 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50664 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50666 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50666 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50668 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50668 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50669 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50669 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50670 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50671 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50671 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50672 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50673 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50673 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50675 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50676 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50676 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50677 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50677 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50678 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50678 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50679 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50697 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0128Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50623 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50630 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50630 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50635 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50635 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50640 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50640 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50641 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50641 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50644 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50644 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50646 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50646 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50649 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50649 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50668 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50668 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50671 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50671 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50678 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50678 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50700 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50700 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50703 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50703 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50709 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50709 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50717 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50717 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50726 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50726 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50730 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50730 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50731 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0108Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50661 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50662 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50664 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50664 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50665 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50665 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50666 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50666 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50667 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50667 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50668 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50668 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50669 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50669 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50670 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50670 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50671 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50671 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50672 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50673 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50673 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50675 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50675 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50677 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50677 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50678 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50678 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50679 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50698 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50698 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50699 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < 48cd7098e71735ccafa0b3cf27c53924f9cb5b2f; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < eca119693010032d6cc6e7e9b4fb2c363c7e12ce; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < 9c5dd6993c794703e74c6ba17ac78ca0211ef940; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < 0d773c58d702f0a7c16ee8d69617fd2c28350795; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < cdce36a88def550773142a34ef727a830cad96a8; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < f2f405af70e6f0419e718d23fa304798a5405c41; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < bb33fa65da77f5f02dbee6f25cebaeedfcd70028; 8700e3e7c4857d28ebaa824509934556da0b3e76 < 3b8752f086eb6865cc3662ad13249b03024501e5
Fixed
< 4.8; 4.9.331 ≤ 4.9.*; 4.14.296 ≤ 4.14.*; 4.19.262 ≤ 4.19.*; 5.4.220 ≤ 5.4.*; 5.10.150 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.75 ≤ 5.15.*; 5.19.17 ≤ 5.19.*
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 9 Dec 2025 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 08:59 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-55734
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Missing structured fields: CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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