NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49894
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108268
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49894
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the alloc_region_ref() function in drivers/cxl/core/region.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49894
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.0.8, 6.1