CVE-2022-50531

  • Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:37.143

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

tipc: fix an information leak in tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr

Use a 8-byte write to initialize sub.usr_handle in
tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr(), otherwise four bytes remain uninitialized
when issuing setsockopt(…, SOL_TIPC, …).
This resulted in an infoleak reported by KMSAN when the packet was
received:

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BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in copyout+0xbc/0x100 lib/iov_iter.c:169
instrument_copy_to_user ./include/linux/instrumented.h:121
copyout+0xbc/0x100 lib/iov_iter.c:169
_copy_to_iter+0x5c0/0x20a0 lib/iov_iter.c:527
copy_to_iter ./include/linux/uio.h:176
simple_copy_to_iter+0x64/0xa0 net/core/datagram.c:513
__skb_datagram_iter+0x123/0xdc0 net/core/datagram.c:419
skb_copy_datagram_iter+0x58/0x200 net/core/datagram.c:527
skb_copy_datagram_msg ./include/linux/skbuff.h:3903
packet_recvmsg+0x521/0x1e70 net/packet/af_packet.c:3469
____sys_recvmsg+0x2c4/0x810 net/socket.c:?
___sys_recvmsg+0x217/0x840 net/socket.c:2743
__sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2773
__do_sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2783
__se_sys_recvmsg net/socket.c:2780
__x64_sys_recvmsg+0x364/0x540 net/socket.c:2780
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:120

Uninit was stored to memory at:
tipc_sub_subscribe+0x42d/0xb50 net/tipc/subscr.c:156
tipc_conn_rcv_sub+0x246/0x620 net/tipc/topsrv.c:375
tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr+0x2e8/0x400 net/tipc/topsrv.c:579
tipc_group_create+0x4e7/0x7d0 net/tipc/group.c:190
tipc_sk_join+0x2a8/0x770 net/tipc/socket.c:3084
tipc_setsockopt+0xae5/0xe40 net/tipc/socket.c:3201
__sys_setsockopt+0x87f/0xdc0 net/socket.c:2252
__do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2263
__se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2260
__x64_sys_setsockopt+0xe0/0x160 net/socket.c:2260
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:120

Local variable sub created at:
tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr+0x57/0x400 net/tipc/topsrv.c:562
tipc_group_create+0x4e7/0x7d0 net/tipc/group.c:190

Bytes 84-87 of 88 are uninitialized
Memory access of size 88 starts at ffff88801ed57cd0
Data copied to user address 0000000020000400

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How to fix CVE-2022-50531

CVE-2022-50531 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix an information leak in tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr Use a 8-byte write to initialize sub.usr_handle in tipc_topsrv_kern_subscr(), otherwise four bytes remain uninitialized when issuing setsockopt(…, SOL_TIPC, …). This resulted in an infoleak reported by KMSAN when the packet was received: ===================================================== BUG: KMSAN: kernel-infoleak in copyout+0xbc/0x100 […]

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

Oct 07, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

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