#VU120465 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50715
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120465
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-2022-50715
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 raid1_run() function in drivers/md/raid1.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/0c7c7468c3ae222e297b7dc74d6ccb69c4d0183c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10d713532ffc67b13df61ed9c138a8ce0a186236
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/110f14a7b2eb5b8aa9df5af2d629524f2a07d543
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19d5a0e17aba92b10d895e40ec782768cf00da23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22be44212cad8be96860346882d8e694b0b437b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3cc41e05e8af340a2a759b168c29fffdb9194eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b611ad14006e5be2170d9e8e611bf49dff288911
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d26364596db8f8b55277b2afb3952e05a4057a21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d684ceb77311410aeaf5189d321f9f564838c49a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.337