CVE-2022-50296

  • Published: 2025-09-15T15:15:40.987

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

UM: cpuinfo: Fix a warning for CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK

When CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK and CONFIG_DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS is selected,
cpu_max_bits_warn() generates a runtime warning similar as below while
we show /proc/cpuinfo. Fix this by using nr_cpu_ids (the runtime limit)
instead of NR_CPUS to iterate CPUs.

[ 3.052463] ————[ cut here ]————
[ 3.059679] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1 at include/linux/cpumask.h:108 show_cpuinfo+0x5e8/0x5f0
[ 3.070072] Modules linked in: efivarfs autofs4
[ 3.076257] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd Not tainted 5.19-rc5+ #1052
[ 3.099465] Stack : 9000000100157b08 9000000000f18530 9000000000cf846c 9000000100154000
[ 3.109127] 9000000100157a50 0000000000000000 9000000100157a58 9000000000ef7430
[ 3.118774] 90000001001578e8 0000000000000040 0000000000000020 ffffffffffffffff
[ 3.128412] 0000000000aaaaaa 1ab25f00eec96a37 900000010021de80 900000000101c890
[ 3.138056] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000aaaaaa
[ 3.147711] ffff8000339dc220 0000000000000001 0000000006ab4000 0000000000000000
[ 3.157364] 900000000101c998 0000000000000004 9000000000ef7430 0000000000000000
[ 3.167012] 0000000000000009 000000000000006c 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
[ 3.176641] 9000000000d3de08 9000000001639390 90000000002086d8 00007ffff0080286
[ 3.186260] 00000000000000b0 0000000000000004 0000000000000000 0000000000071c1c
[ 3.195868] …
[ 3.199917] Call Trace:
[ 3.203941] [] show_stack+0x38/0x14c
[ 3.210666] [] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x88
[ 3.217625] [] __warn+0xd0/0x100
[ 3.223958] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x7c/0xcc
[ 3.231150] [] show_cpuinfo+0x5e8/0x5f0
[ 3.238080] [] seq_read_iter+0x354/0x4b4
[ 3.245098] [] new_sync_read+0x17c/0x1c4
[ 3.252114] [] vfs_read+0x138/0x1d0
[ 3.258694] [] ksys_read+0x70/0x100
[ 3.265265] [] do_syscall+0x7c/0x94
[ 3.271820] [] handle_syscall+0xc4/0x160
[ 3.281824] —[ end trace 8b484262b4b8c24c ]—

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How to fix CVE-2022-50296

CVE-2022-50296 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: UM: cpuinfo: Fix a warning for CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK When CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK and CONFIG_DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS is selected, cpu_max_bits_warn() generates a runtime warning similar as below while we show /proc/cpuinfo. Fix this by using nr_cpu_ids (the runtime limit) instead of NR_CPUS to iterate CPUs. [ 3.052463] ————[ cut here ]———— […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 15, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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