#VU115439 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50317
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115439
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-2022-50317
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 ge_b850v3_lvds_remove() function in drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/megachips-stdpxxxx-ge-b850v3-fw.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/1daf69228e310938177119c4eadcd30fc75c81e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff673333d46d2c1b053ebd0c1c7c7c79e36943e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21764467ab396d9f08921e0a5ffa1214244e1ad9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4610e7a4111fa3f3ce27c09d6d94008c55f1cd31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bc20bafcd87ba0858ab772cefc7047cb51bc249
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7371fad5cfe6eada6bb5523c895fd6074b15c2b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/877e92e9b1bdeb580b31a46061005936be902cd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa512ad1e59f2edf8a9e4f2b167a44b24670679
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.296