CVE-2022-49060

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereference in smc_pnet_find_ib() dev_name() was called with dev.parent as argument but without to NULL-check it before. Solve this by checking the pointer before the call to dev_name().

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 5.1.0 - 5.4.190linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.35linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.17.4linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.112linux
Linux/Linux < 5.1
Linux/Linux 5.1
Linux/Linux 5.10.112 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.35 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.17.4 - 5.17.*
Linux/Linux 5.18
... and 8 more
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026