NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50073

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111499

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-2022-50073

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the tap_get_user() function in drivers/net/tap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_28-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default
dtb-qcom
dtb-freescale
dtb-aarch64
dtb-rockchip
dtb-socionext
dtb-hisilicon
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dtb-renesas
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dtb-exynos
dtb-apple
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dtb-broadcom
dtb-cavium
dtb-apm
dtb-sprd
dtb-amlogic
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kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
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kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
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gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-default-base
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)

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Linux kernel - update to 5.19.4
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default - update to 1-150400.9.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150400_24_170-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150400.9.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_42-debugsource - update to 1-150400.9.3.2
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_28-debugsource - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_113-default - update to 1-150500.11.3.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-macros - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-apple - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-syms - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-docs - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-amazon - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
kernel-source - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2, 5.14.21-150500.55.113.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-obs-build - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
dlm-kmp-default - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2.150400.24.86.2
kernel-default-base - update to 5.14.21-150400.24.170.2.150400.24.86.2
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.184.155, 5.15.0-184.194, 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1, 5.15.0.186.166, 5.15.0-186.196, 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1, 5.15.0.1075.78, 5.15.0-1075.79, 5.15.0.1095.94, 5.15.0-1095.103, 5.15.0.1104.100, 5.15.0-1104.109, 5.15.0.1108.107, 5.15.0-1108.114, 5.15.0.1111.115, 5.15.0-1111.120+fips1, 5.15.0.1112.102, 5.15.0.1112.109, 5.15.0-1112.122, 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.186.109, 5.15.0-186.196+fips1, 5.15.0.1106.103, 5.15.0-1106.110, 5.15.0.1107.107, 5.15.0-1107.108, 5.15.0.1112.108, 5.15.0.1112.115, 5.15.0-1112.119, 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1, 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1053.53, 5.15.0.1053.55, 5.15.0.1064.64, 5.15.0-1064.66
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1
linux-intel-iot-realtime (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1104.106, 5.15.0.1104.108, 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1
linux-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1107.106, 5.15.0-1107.113
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1109.105, 5.15.0-1109.115, 5.15.0.1117.115, 5.15.0-1117.126
linux-azure-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1, 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2
linux-gcp-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1
linux-azure-fips (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1117.102, 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1
linux-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1117.126

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f61f133f354853bc394ec7d6028adb9b02dd701
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd29648fcf69339713f2d25f7014ae905dcdfc18
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.4

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel net driver
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-ibm-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-tegra
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fde
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-5.15
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-fips
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iot-realtime
• Ubuntu update for linux-intel-iotg
• Ubuntu update for linux-gcp-5.15