#VU104639 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49165
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104639
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-2022-49165
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 mxc_jpeg_device_run() function in drivers/media/platform/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg.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/417591a766b3c040c346044541ff949c0b2bb7b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb591c47c82a6a6ad293ed108c3cb77115fbc25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d075ede7d24f19dc817c5bd517a53f0524f9031
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eff76b180751e5e55c872d17755680c3b83ba9ab
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33