CVE-2022-50875
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: overlay: fix null pointer dereferencing in find_dup_cset_node_entry() and find_dup_cset_prop() When kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), fn_1 or fn_2 will be NULL, and strcmp() will cause null pointer dereference.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.0
and later are affected. Fixed in
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-2022-50875 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/2b4af99b44861646013821019dd13a4ac48c0219
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d88c7453ec3d2ceff98e18ce4d6354abd3b5b6
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec5781879b4535ad59b5354b385825378e45618
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-50875?
CVE-2022-50875 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.0 onward and has been patched in 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86 and others. CVE-2022-50875 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-2022-50875?
Yes — CVE-2022-50875 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-50875 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-50875 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.