Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50453
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences There are several places where we can crash the kernel by requestin
Published Oct 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux
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No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50453. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
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- Severity
- None0.0
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.16%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux patch: 0
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences There are several places where we can crash the kernel by requesting lines, unbinding the GPIO device, then calling any of the system calls relevant to the GPIO character device's annonymous file descriptors: ioctl(), read(), poll(). While I observed it with the GPIO simulator, it will also happen for any of the GPIO devices that can be hot-unplugged - for instance any HID GPIO expander (e.g. CP2112). This affects both v1 and v2 uAPI. This fixes it partially by checking if gdev->chi
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- vendor Linux Linux patch: 0patch: 0
How to fix CVE-2022-50453
Recommended remediation
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50453. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.
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What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Oct 1, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences There are several places where we can crash the kernel by requesting lines, unbinding the GPIO device, then calling any of the system calls relevant to the GPIO character device's annonymous file descriptors: ioctl(), read(), poll(). While I observed it with the GPIO simulator, it will
May 11, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences There are several places where we can crash the kernel by requesting lines, unbinding the GPIO device, then calling any of the system calls relevant to the GPIO character device's annonymous file descriptors: ioctl(), read(), poll(). While I observed it with the GPIO simulator, it will
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50453
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50453
30-day exploitation probability 0.16%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32849
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: cdev: fix NULL-pointer dereferences There are several places where we can crash the kernel by requesting lines, unbinding the GPIO device, then calling any of the system calls relevant to the GPIO charac
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.