#VU116548 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50481
Published: October 5, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116548
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-2022-50481
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 cxl_guest_init_afu() and cxl_guest_init_adapter() functions in drivers/misc/cxl/guest.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/170e8c2d2b61e15e7f7cfeded81bc1e959a15ed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ae581696b7a799afa39a664c4b721569643f58a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b2ed21a65f3f5318666ccd765c3507991370cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61c80d1c3833e196256fb060382db94f24d3d9a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fba6fb95bdede80583c262ac185da09661f264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab44c182353be101c3be9465e1d15d42130c53c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b32559ee4e6667c5c3daf4ec5454c277d1f255d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d775a1da5a52b4f4bb02f2707ba420d1bec48dbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5021bbf11b024cc65ea1e84c377df484183be4b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86