#VU115796 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50364
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115796
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-2022-50364
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 i2c_mux_reg_probe() function in drivers/i2c/muxes/i2c-mux-reg.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/2d47b79d2bd39cc6369eccf94a06568d84c906ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61df25c41b8e0d2c988ccf17139f70075a2e1ba4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8212800943997fab61874550278d653cb378c60c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5049b3ad9446203b916ee375f30fa217735f63a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7a440c89b6d460154efeb058272760e41bdfea8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2