{"cve":"CVE-2022-50148","nvd":{"published":"2025-06-18T11:15:44.857","modified":"2026-06-17T05:22:51.487","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nkernfs: fix potential NULL dereference in __kernfs_remove\n\nWhen lockdep is enabled, lockdep_assert_held_write would\ncause potential NULL pointer dereference.\n\nFix the following smatch warnings:\n\nfs/kernfs/dir.c:1353 __kernfs_remove() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'kn' (see line 1346)","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a9f35b8729c5bf13ea671c908c17ed74c48fc50","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72b5d5aef246a0387cefa23121dd90901c7a691a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b871986d9d3071f5082664ac274d93f08db257cd"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:03:23.287444849+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-50148","score":0.00191,"percentile":0.08815,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}