#VU104577 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49453
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104577
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-2022-49453
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 ti_sci_pm_domain_probe() function in drivers/soc/ti/ti_sci_pm_domains.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/01ba41a359622ab256ce4d4f8b94c67165ae3daf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05efc4591f80582b6fe53366b70b6a35a42fd255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cef9274fa1b8506949d74bc45aef072b890824a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba56291e297d28aa6eb82c5c1964fae2d7594746
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e188869406b47ac3350920bf165be303cb1c96
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14