#VU119726 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50671
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119726
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-2022-50671
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 rxe_qp_destroy() function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.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/0d773c58d702f0a7c16ee8d69617fd2c28350795
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b8752f086eb6865cc3662ad13249b03024501e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48cd7098e71735ccafa0b3cf27c53924f9cb5b2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c5dd6993c794703e74c6ba17ac78ca0211ef940
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a625ca30eff806395175ebad3ac1399014bdb280
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb33fa65da77f5f02dbee6f25cebaeedfcd70028
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdce36a88def550773142a34ef727a830cad96a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eca119693010032d6cc6e7e9b4fb2c363c7e12ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f405af70e6f0419e718d23fa304798a5405c41
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75