What is CVE-2022-49165?

CVE-2022-49165 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 5.13 onward and patched in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. CVE-2022-49165 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49165?

CVE-2022-49165 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-2022-49165?

Yes, CVE-2022-49165 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49165 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49165 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-2022-49165

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx-jpeg: Prevent decoding NV12M jpegs into single-planar buffers If the application queues an NV12M jpeg as output buffer, but then queues a single planar capture buffer, the kernel will crash with "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference" in mxc_jpeg_addrs, prevent this by finishing the job with error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-09-23

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-2022-49165 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 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.33 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.19 5.16.x ✓ 5.17.2 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/417591a766b3c040c346044541ff949c0b2bb7b2

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb591c47c82a6a6ad293ed108c3cb77115fbc25

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d075ede7d24f19dc817c5bd517a53f0524f9031

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eff76b180751e5e55c872d17755680c3b83ba9ab

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49165

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-09-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49165?

CVE-2022-49165 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 5.13 onward and has been patched in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. CVE-2022-49165 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49165?

CVE-2022-49165 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-2022-49165?

Yes. CVE-2022-49165 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49165 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-49165 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.