What is CVE-2022-48824?

CVE-2022-48824 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.20 onward and patched in 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24 and others. CVE-2022-48824 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48824?

CVE-2022-48824 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48824?

Yes, CVE-2022-48824 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-48824 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-48824 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2022-48824

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: myrs: Fix crash in error case In myrs_detect(), cs->disable_intr is NULL when privdata->hw_init() fails with non-zero. In this case, myrs_cleanup(cs) will call a NULL ptr and crash the kernel. [ 1.105606] myrs 0000:00:03.0: Unknown Initialization Error 5A [ 1.105872] myrs 0000:00:03.0: Failed to initialize Controller [ 1.106082] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 1.110774] Call Trace: [ 1.110950] myrs_cleanup+0xe4/0x150 [myrs] [ 1.111135] myrs_probe.cold+0x91/0x56a [myrs] [ 1.111302] ? DAC960_GEM_intr_handler+0x1f0/0x1f0 [myrs] [ 1.111500] local_pci_probe+0x48/0x90

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2022-48824 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.20 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24, 5.16.10, 5.17 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.20

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.180 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.101 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.24 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.10 5.16.x ✓ 5.17

References

5 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e42c4a3d732517edc3766dd45a14e60d29dd929

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d6cd26605b4d662063a83c15c776b5299a1cb23

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db09593af0b0b4d7d4805ebb3273df51d7cc30d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c5ceea00c8c9df150708e66cb9f2891192c1162

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6207f35c213f6cb2fc3f13b5e77f08c710e1de19

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-48824

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48824?

CVE-2022-48824 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.20 onward and has been patched in 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24 and others. CVE-2022-48824 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-48824?

CVE-2022-48824 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-48824?

Yes. CVE-2022-48824 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.180, 5.10.101, 5.15.24 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.20 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-48824 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-48824 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.