#VU104621 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49060
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104621
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-2022-49060
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 smc_pnet_find_ib() function in net/smc/smc_pnet.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/22025513ced3d599ee8b24169141c95cf2467a4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b91e49bc80ca944a8679c3b139ddaf2f8eea0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a523807f01455fe9a0c1a433f27cd4411ee400f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05f5e26cb8bb4d07e0595545fcad1bb406f0085
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22f4f977236f97e01255a80bca2ea93a8094fc8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.112
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.35
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.190