CVE-2022-49060

MEDIUM EPSS 15.8%
Published Feb 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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().

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
15.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.1  –  <5.4.190
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.112
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.35
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <5.17.4
linuxlinux_kernel5.18any
linuxlinux_kernel5.18any

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22025513ced3d599ee8b24169141c95cf2467a4a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b91e49bc80ca944a8679c3b139ddaf2f8eea0f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a523807f01455fe9a0c1a433f27cd4411ee400f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05f5e26cb8bb4d07e0595545fcad1bb406f0085
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22f4f977236f97e01255a80bca2ea93a8094fc8
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22025513ced3d599ee8b24169141c95cf2467a4a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b91e49bc80ca944a8679c3b139ddaf2f8eea0f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a523807f01455fe9a0c1a433f27cd4411ee400f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05f5e26cb8bb4d07e0595545fcad1bb406f0085
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22f4f977236f97e01255a80bca2ea93a8094fc8
    Patch