CVE-2022-50072: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4/pnfs: Fix a use-after-free bug in open If someone cancels the open RPC call, then we must not try to free either the open slot or the layoutget operation arguments, since they are likely still in use by the hung RPC call.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.19.247, before 4.19.256 (fixed in 4.19.256); from 5.4.198, before 5.4.211 (fixed in 5.4.211); from 5.10.122, before 5.10.138 (fixed in 5.10.138); from 5.15.47, before 5.15.63 (fixed in 5.15.63); from 5.17.15, before 5.18 (fixed in 5.18); from 5.18.4, before 5.19.4 (fixed in 5.19.4)

Published 2025-06-18. Last modified 2026-08-04.