CVE-2022-50475
- Published: 2025-10-04T16:15:44.050
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/core: Make sure “ib_port” is valid when access sysfs node
The “ib_port” structure must be set before adding the sysfs kobject,
and reset after removing it, otherwise it may crash when accessing
the sysfs node:
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000050
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x96000006
Exception class = DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
Data abort info:
ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006
CM = 0, WnR = 0
user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp = 00000000e85f5ba5
[0000000000000050] pgd=0000000848fd9003, pud=000000085b387003, pmd=0000000000000000
Internal error: Oops: 96000006 [#2] PREEMPT SMP
Modules linked in: ib_umad(O) mlx5_ib(O) nfnetlink_cttimeout(E) nfnetlink(E) act_gact(E) cls_flower(E) sch_ingress(E) openvswitch(E) nsh(E) nf_nat_ipv6(E) nf_nat_ipv4(E) nf_conncount(E) nf_nat(E) nf_conntrack(E) nf_defrag_ipv6(E) nf_defrag_ipv4(E) mst_pciconf(O) ipmi_devintf(E) ipmi_msghandler(E) ipmb_dev_int(OE) mlx5_core(O) mlxfw(O) mlxdevm(O) auxiliary(O) ib_uverbs(O) ib_core(O) mlx_compat(O) psample(E) sbsa_gwdt(E) uio_pdrv_genirq(E) uio(E) mlxbf_pmc(OE) mlxbf_gige(OE) mlxbf_tmfifo(OE) gpio_mlxbf2(OE) pwr_mlxbf(OE) mlx_trio(OE) i2c_mlxbf(OE) mlx_bootctl(OE) bluefield_edac(OE) knem(O) ip_tables(E) ipv6(E) crc_ccitt(E) [last unloaded: mst_pci]
Process grep (pid: 3372, stack limit = 0x0000000022055c92)
CPU: 5 PID: 3372 Comm: grep Tainted: G D OE 4.19.161-mlnx.47.gadcd9e3 #1
Hardware name: https://www.mellanox.com BlueField SoC/BlueField SoC, BIOS BlueField:3.9.2-15-ga2403ab Sep 8 2022
pstate: 40000005 (nZcv daif -PAN -UAO)
pc : hw_stat_port_show+0x4c/0x80 [ib_core]
lr : port_attr_show+0x40/0x58 [ib_core]
sp : ffff000029f43b50
x29: ffff000029f43b50 x28: 0000000019375000
x27: ffff8007b821a540 x26: ffff000029f43e30
x25: 0000000000008000 x24: ffff000000eaa958
x23: 0000000000001000 x22: ffff8007a4ce3000
x21: ffff8007baff8000 x20: ffff8007b9066ac0
x19: ffff8007bae97578 x18: 0000000000000000
x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000
x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000
x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000
x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : ffff8007a4ce4000
x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 000000000000003f
x5 : ffff000000e6a280 x4 : ffff8007a4ce3000
x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaab
x1 : ffff8007b9066a10 x0 : ffff8007baff8000
Call trace:
hw_stat_port_show+0x4c/0x80 [ib_core]
port_attr_show+0x40/0x58 [ib_core]
sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x8c/0x150
kernfs_seq_show+0x44/0x50
seq_read+0x1b4/0x45c
kernfs_fop_read+0x148/0x1d8
__vfs_read+0x58/0x180
vfs_read+0x94/0x154
ksys_read+0x68/0xd8
__arm64_sys_read+0x28/0x34
el0_svc_common+0x88/0x18c
el0_svc_handler+0x78/0x94
el0_svc+0x8/0xe8
Code: f2955562 aa1603e4 aa1503e0 f9405683 (f9402861)
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How to fix CVE-2022-50475
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/core: Make sure “ib_port” is valid when access sysfs node The “ib_port” structure must be set before adding the sysfs kobject, and reset after removing it, otherwise it may crash when accessing the sysfs node: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Vendor Advisory: https://www.mellanox.com
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