#VU115448 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50262
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115448
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-2022-50262
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 ntfs_init_from_boot() function in fs/ntfs3/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b66046266690454dc04e6307bcff4a5605b42a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8702e0dc987014f6d77740b693340f91344fd0ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af7a195deae349f15baa765d000a5188920d61dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db91a9c59162a9c56792ded88160442c0a2dabd5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.3