CVE-2022-50866
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: pxa: fix null-pointer dereference in filter() kasprintf() would return NULL pointer when kmalloc() fail to allocate. Need to check the return pointer before calling strcmp().
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.6
and later are affected. Fixed in
4.9.337,
4.14.303,
4.19.270,
5.4.229,
5.10.163,
5.15.86,
6.0.16,
6.1.2,
6.2
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50866 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0abd1d78317a3a2dfe00b203fbf14ee7df537e0a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a1409e8cf73053b54f7860548e3043dfa351a9
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b92cf41952577a95bfa430e39478cbd66e42a7
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-50866?
CVE-2022-50866 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.6 onward and has been patched in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. CVE-2022-50866 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50866?
Yes — CVE-2022-50866 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-50866 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-50866 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.