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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48824. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

Awaiting data

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-48824 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e42c4a3d732517edc3766dd45a14e60d29dd929
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d6cd26605b4d662063a83c15c776b5299a1cb23
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4db09593af0b0b4d7d4805ebb3273df51d7cc30d
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-48824. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →