#VU108288 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49832
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108288
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-2022-49832
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 pinctrl_dt_to_map() function in drivers/pinctrl/devicetree.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040f726fecd88121f3b95e70369785ad452dddf9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5834a3a98cd266ad35a229923c0adbd0addc8d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/777430aa4ddccaa5accec6db90ffc1d47f00d471
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d5c5060ee24fe8da88cd585bb43b843d2f0dce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97e5b508e96176f1a73888ed89df396d7041bfcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a988dcd3dd9e691c5ccc3324b209688f3b5453e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf552c5d53abe4659176e099575fe870d2e4768
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4d9f55cd38435358bc16d580612bc0d798d7b4c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.300