#VU115928 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50388
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115928
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-2022-50388
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 drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h. 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/183c2aaef40a91acbaae45c3824d6cde7bb62b10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3659fb5ac29a5e6102bebe494ac789fd47fb78f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df413d46960f11c8c105238cfc3f5ff4c95c003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f13301a69ababa6c2236fb4f0393b7e914e7e1e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcd2d199486033223e9b2a6a7f9a01dd0327eac3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.19