CVE-2022-50323 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-50323
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-50323 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 15 Sep 2025, 15:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-50323 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-50323: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: do not sense pfmemalloc status in skb_append_pagefrags() skb_append_pagefrags() is used by af_unix and udp sendpage() implementation so far. In commit 326140063946 ("tcp: TX zerocopy should not sense pfmemalloc status") we explained why we should not sense pfmemalloc status for pages owned by user space. We should also use skb_fill_page_desc_noacc() in skb_append_pagefrags() to avoid following KCSAN report: BUG: KCSAN: data-race in lru_add_fn / skb_append_pagefrags write to 0xffffea00058fc1c8 of 8 bytes by task 17319 on cpu 0: __list_add include/linux/list.h:73 [inline] list_add include/linux/list.h:88 [inline] lruvec_add_folio include/linux/mm_inline.h:323 [inline] lru_add_fn+0x327/0x410 mm/swap.c:228 folio_batch_move_lru+0x1e1/0x2a0 mm/swap.c:246 lru_add_drain_cpu+0x73/0x250 mm/swap.c:669 lru_add_drain+0x21/0x60 mm/swap.c:773 free_pages_and_swap_cache+0x16/0x70 mm/swap_state.c:311 tlb_batch_pages_flush mm/mmu_gather.c:59 [inline] tlb_flush_mmu_free mm/mmu_gather.c:256 [inline] tlb_flush_mmu+0x5b2/0x640 mm/mmu_gather.c:263 tlb_finish_mmu+0x86/0x100 mm/mmu_gather.c:363 exit_mmap+0x190/0x4d0 mm/mmap.c:3098 __mmput+0x27/0x1b0 kernel/fork.c:1185 mmput+0x3d/0x50 kernel/fork.c:1207 copy_process+0x19fc/0x2100 kernel/fork.c:2518 kernel_clone+0x166/0x550 kernel/fork.c:2671 __do_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2812 [inline] __se_sys_clone kernel/fork.c:2796 [inline] __x64_sys_clone+0xc3/0xf0 kernel/fork.c:2796 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd read to 0xffffea00058fc1c8 of 8 bytes by task 17325 on cpu 1: page_is_pfmemalloc include/linux/mm.h:1817 [inline] __skb_fill_page_desc include/linux/skbuff.h:2432 [inline] skb_fill_page_desc include/linux/skbuff.h:2453 [inline] skb_append_pagefrags+0x210/0x600 net/core/skbuff.c:3974 unix_stream_sendpage+0x45e/0x990 net/unix/af_unix.c:2338 kernel_sendpage+0x184/0x300 net/socket.c:3561 sock_sendpage+0x5a/0x70 net/socket.c:1054 pipe_to_sendpage+0x128/0x160 fs/splice.c:361 splice_from_pipe_feed fs/splice.c:415 [inline] __splice_from_pipe+0x222/0x4d0 fs/splice.c:559 splice_from_pipe fs/splice.c:594 [inline] generic_splice_sendpage+0x89/0xc0 fs/splice.c:743 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:764 [inline] direct_splice_actor+0x80/0xa0 fs/splice.c:931 splice_direct_to_actor+0x305/0x620 fs/splice.c:886 do_splice_direct+0xfb/0x180 fs/splice.c:974 do_sendfile+0x3bf/0x910 fs/read_write.c:1255 __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1323 [inline] __se_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1309 [inline] __x64_sys_sendfile64+0x10c/0x150 fs/read_write.c:1309 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x2b/0x70 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd value changed: 0x0000000000000000 -> 0xffffea00058fc188 Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on: CPU: 1 PID: 17325 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1-syzkaller-00158-g440b7895c990-dirty #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/11/2022

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-50323

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-50323 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-50323

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-50323.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-50323, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-50323, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-50323 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-50323 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-50323 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-50323 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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