NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2022-49321

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xprtrdma: treat all calls not a bcall when bc_serv is NULL When a rdma server returns a fault format reply, nfs v3 client may treats it as a bcall when bc service is not exist. The debug message at rpcrdma_bc_receive_call are, [56579.837169] RPC: rpcrdma_bc_receive_call: callback XID 00000001, length=20 [56579.837174] RPC: rpcrdma_bc_receive_call: 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 After that, rpcrdma_bc_receive_call will meets NULL pointer as, [ 226.057890] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000000000000c8 ... [ 226.058704] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_lock+0xc/0x20 ... [ 226.059732] Call Trace: [ 226.059878] rpcrdma_bc_receive_call+0x138/0x327 [rpcrdma] [ 226.060011] __ib_process_cq+0x89/0x170 [ib_core] [ 226.060092] ib_cq_poll_work+0x26/0x80 [ib_core] [ 226.060257] process_one_work+0x1a7/0x360 [ 226.060367] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 [ 226.060440] worker_thread+0x30/0x390 [ 226.060500] ? create_worker+0x1a0/0x1a0 [ 226.060574] kthread+0x116/0x130 [ 226.060661] ? kthread_flush_work_fn+0x10/0x10 [ 226.060724] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 ...

EPSS: 0.003 (20.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49321?
CVE-2022-49321 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-49321?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.