#VU115797 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50369
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115797
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-2022-50369
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 vkms_release() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.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/0b8f390e2251191f1b179cc87f65d54c96565f0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f9836f95271e7acf016667eee0aeae3386f9645
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe2a8f40c21161ffe7653cc234e7934db5b7cc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57031c474c3a920ea73afeb5dc352e537f5793ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/596f1ba3987e601e31a5abf1f75ce1d2635aceac
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16