#VU120802 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50786
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120802
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-2022-50786
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 s5p_mfc_close_mfc_inst() function in drivers/media/platform/samsung/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.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/09c1fbbe532758e4046c20829f4c0c50b99332dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12242bd13ce68acd571b2cce6ab302e154e8a4ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640075400c7c577b0f5369b935e22a588773fafa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ff64edf9d16e8c277dcc8189794763624e6b4b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1b72f0c39a0d791a087b4e643701a48328ba8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f3c2fe54e30b0636496d842ffbb5ad3a547f9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff27800c0a6d81571671b33f696109804d015409
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.87