#VU104609 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49618
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104609
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-2022-49618
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 aspeed_pinmux_set_mux() function in drivers/pinctrl/aspeed/pinctrl-aspeed.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/3cb392b64304a05bf647e2e44efacd9a1f3c3c6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a85d3fef2e75b1fe9fc2af6f5267122555a1ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e162a24f1dd06c0dcae71f2565c9f3da2827b98e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1e38532f4b2f0f3b460e938a2e7076c3bed5ee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.132