CVE-2022-49009

MEDIUM EPSS 10.0%
Published Oct 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) Add checks for devm_kcalloc As the devm_kcalloc may return NULL, the return value needs to be checked to avoid NULL poineter dereference.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.18  –  <6.0.12
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bdc112be727cf1ba65be79541147f960c3349d8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41ec58ac352fd176d5808af847663dc890f6053
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bdc112be727cf1ba65be79541147f960c3349d8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41ec58ac352fd176d5808af847663dc890f6053
    Patch