CVE-2022-50415

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in start_task() LED Workqueue

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: parisc: led: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in start_task() start_task() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen: start_task() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, led_wq is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.7%
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 (29)
linux/Kernel 2.6.15 - 4.9.337linux
linux/Kernel 4.10.0 - 4.14.303linux
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 4.19.270linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.229linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.87linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.18linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.163linux
linux/Kernel 6.1.0 - 6.1.4linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.15
Linux/Linux 2.6.15
... and 19 more
Published Sep 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026