#VU104635 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49139
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104635
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-2022-49139
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 hci_sync_conn_complete_evt() function in net/bluetooth/hci_event.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/0f9db1209f59844839175b5b907d3778cafde93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c1291a84e94f6501644634c97544bb8291e9a1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afee2118132e93e5f6fa636dfde86201a860ab3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1aa0dd52db4ce888be0bd820c3fa918d350ca0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f61c23e73dc653b957781066abfa8105c3fa3f5b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.3