NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49989
Published: June 20, 2025 / Updated: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111539
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49989
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 lock_pages() and privcmd_ioctl_dm_op() functions in drivers/xen/privcmd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49989
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d47bd9b96e7874b98dbcc7602fe2826c5d62a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6de50db104af0dc921f593fd95c55db86a52ceef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2b7bae7c90051fd6a679d5dee00400d67ebbf4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5deb27895e017a0267de0a20d140ad5fcc55a54
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.140
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.64
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0