Linux Kernel up to 6.1.3 pci_device_is_present denial of service

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.3. This impacts the function pci_device_is_present. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-50636. No exploit exists.
You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.3. This vulnerability affects the function pci_device_is_present. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix pci_device_is_present() for VFs by checking PF pci_device_is_present() previously didn't work for VFs because it reads the Vendor and Device ID, which are 0xffff for VFs, which looks like they aren't present. Check the PF instead. Wei Gong reported that if virtio I/O is in progress when the driver is unbound or "0" is written to /sys/.../sriov_numvfs, the virtio I/O operation hangs, which may result in output like this: task:bash state:D stack: 0 pid: 1773 ppid: 1241 flags:0x00004002 Call Trace: schedule+0x4f/0xc0 blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait+0x69/0xa0 blk_mq_freeze_queue+0x1b/0x20 blk_cleanup_queue+0x3d/0xd0 virtblk_remove+0x3c/0xb0 [virtio_blk] virtio_dev_remove+0x4b/0x80 ... device_unregister+0x1b/0x60 unregister_virtio_device+0x18/0x30 virtio_pci_remove+0x41/0x80 pci_device_remove+0x3e/0xb0 This happened because pci_device_is_present(VF) returned "false" in virtio_pci_remove(), so it called virtio_break_device(). The broken vq meant that vring_interrupt() skipped the vq.callback() that would have completed the virtio I/O operation via virtblk_done(). [bhelgaas: commit log, simplify to always use pci_physfn(), add stable tag]
The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-50636 since 12/09/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278041 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50636), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18 or 6.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f4b44c7766dae2b8681f621941cabe9f14066d59/643d77fda08d06f863af35e80a7e517ea61d9629/65bd0962992abd42e77a05e68c7b40e7c73726d1/99ef6cc791584495987dd11b14769b450dfa5820/67fd41bbb0f51aa648a47f728b99e6f1fa2ccc34/81565e51ccaf6fff8910e997ee22e16b5e1dabc3/518573988a2f14f517403db2ece5ddaefba21e94/98b04dd0b4577894520493d96bc4623387767445 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (278041) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2765). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Affected
- Debian Linux
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- SUSE openSUSE
- Open Source Linux Kernel
- RESF Rocky Linux
Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
- 4.14.302
- 4.19.269
- 5.4.228
- 5.10.162
- 5.15.0
- 5.15.1
- 5.15.2
- 5.15.3
- 5.15.4
- 5.15.5
- 5.15.6
- 5.15.7
- 5.15.8
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- 5.15.19
- 5.15.20
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- 5.15.22
- 5.15.23
- 5.15.24
- 5.15.25
- 5.15.26
- 5.15.27
- 5.15.28
- 5.15.29
- 5.15.30
- 5.15.31
- 5.15.32
- 5.15.33
- 5.15.34
- 5.15.35
- 5.15.36
- 5.15.37
- 5.15.38
- 5.15.39
- 5.15.40
- 5.15.41
- 5.15.42
- 5.15.43
- 5.15.44
- 5.15.45
- 5.15.46
- 5.15.47
- 5.15.48
- 5.15.49
- 5.15.50
- 5.15.51
- 5.15.52
- 5.15.53
- 5.15.54
- 5.15.55
- 5.15.56
- 5.15.57
- 5.15.58
- 5.15.59
- 5.15.60
- 5.15.61
- 5.15.62
- 5.15.63
- 5.15.64
- 5.15.65
- 5.15.66
- 5.15.67
- 5.15.68
- 5.15.69
- 5.15.70
- 5.15.71
- 5.15.72
- 5.15.73
- 5.15.74
- 5.15.75
- 5.15.76
- 5.15.77
- 5.15.78
- 5.15.79
- 5.15.80
- 5.15.81
- 5.15.82
- 5.15.83
- 5.15.84
- 5.15.85
- 5.15.86
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.0.7
- 6.0.8
- 6.0.9
- 6.0.10
- 6.0.11
- 6.0.12
- 6.0.13
- 6.0.14
- 6.0.15
- 6.0.16
- 6.0.17
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Nessus ID: 278041
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50636
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.14.303/4.19.270/5.4.229/5.10.163/5.15.87/6.0.18/6.1.4
Patch: f4b44c7766dae2b8681f621941cabe9f14066d59/643d77fda08d06f863af35e80a7e517ea61d9629/65bd0962992abd42e77a05e68c7b40e7c73726d1/99ef6cc791584495987dd11b14769b450dfa5820/67fd41bbb0f51aa648a47f728b99e6f1fa2ccc34/81565e51ccaf6fff8910e997ee22e16b5e1dabc3/518573988a2f14f517403db2ece5ddaefba21e94/98b04dd0b4577894520493d96bc4623387767445
Timeline
12/09/2025 Advisory disclosed12/09/2025 CVE reserved
12/09/2025 VulDB entry created
03/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-50636 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50636
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334882
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2765 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service
Entry
Created: 12/09/2025 07:35Updated: 03/28/2026 13:22
Changes: 12/09/2025 07:35 (58), 12/09/2025 12:45 (7), 12/10/2025 12:48 (2), 03/28/2026 13:22 (1)
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