#VU104545 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49257
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104545
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49257
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the watch_queue_set_size() function in kernel/watch_queue.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112a2f9b0a8457794095a0450598f150724ec456
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ae75b4ed30322b42abaa75ef1b784addfdb7dc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/695c47cea02b9101e2fc2e7d36d552128592b347
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a635415a064e77bcfbf43da413fd9dfe0bbed9cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6f5ad3e45d19f9c4ee3e8a2aff829f28d68591d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2