CVE-2022-50473

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cpufreq: Init completion before kobject_init_and_add() In cpufreq_policy_alloc(), it will call uninitialed completion in cpufreq_sysfs_release() when kobject_init_and_add() fails. And that will cause a crash such as the following page fault in complete: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffffffffffff8 [..] RIP: 0010:complete+0x98/0x1f0 [..] Call Trace: kobject_put+0x1be/0x4c0 cpufreq_online.cold+0xee/0x1fd cpufreq_add_dev+0x183/0x1e0 subsys_interface_register+0x3f5/0x4e0 cpufreq_register_driver+0x3b7/0x670 acpi_cpufreq_init+0x56c/0x1000 [acpi_cpufreq] do_one_initcall+0x13d/0x780 do_init_module+0x1c3/0x630 load_module+0x6e67/0x73b0 __do_sys_finit_module+0x181/0x240 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cdd91a9163248935720927531066b74f57aa43b Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c51054896bcce1d33d39fead2af73fec24f40b6 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4c98f20dfca1237de2e3dfdbe78d156784fd3 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88540acfc7a17079021d866de914112c396edb1 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e379b88a8f8cffc99b318e028705ed9e3da0e1e0 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7c0c943ed675b66d4bbb16c51c6a3bb58da047e Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

23 Jan 2026, 16:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-908
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cdd91a9163248935720927531066b74f57aa43b - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cdd91a9163248935720927531066b74f57aa43b - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c51054896bcce1d33d39fead2af73fec24f40b6 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c51054896bcce1d33d39fead2af73fec24f40b6 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4c98f20dfca1237de2e3dfdbe78d156784fd3 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4c98f20dfca1237de2e3dfdbe78d156784fd3 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88540acfc7a17079021d866de914112c396edb1 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88540acfc7a17079021d866de914112c396edb1 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e379b88a8f8cffc99b318e028705ed9e3da0e1e0 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e379b88a8f8cffc99b318e028705ed9e3da0e1e0 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7c0c943ed675b66d4bbb16c51c6a3bb58da047e - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7c0c943ed675b66d4bbb16c51c6a3bb58da047e - Patch

04 Oct 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-10-04 16:15

Updated : 2026-01-23 16:37

NVD link : CVE-2022-50473

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50473

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50473

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource