#VU104559 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49323
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104559
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-2022-49323
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 arm_smmu_device_probe() function in drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu/arm-smmu.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/3660db29b0305f9a1d95979c7af0f5db6ea99f5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/449fc4561762ad9ad85362d5f01f0d0df397457a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80776a71340f57d6a4952635fc89f0342072f3ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98dd53a92825747395649f54d23512a13c3ed471
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ed8af1dee37f181096631fb03729ece98ba816
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.122
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.47
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19