#VU115459 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50239
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115459
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-2022-50239
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 qcom_cpufreq_probe() function in drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-nvmem.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/01039fb8e90c9cb684430414bff70cea9eb168c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14d260f94ff89543597ffea13db8b277a810e08e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/794ded0bc461287a268bed21fea2eebb6e5d232c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74ee4e301ca01e431e240c046173332966e2431
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.6