NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2022-49494
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: rawnand: cadence: fix possible null-ptr-deref in cadence_nand_dt_probe() It will cause null-ptr-deref when using 'res', if platform_get_resource() returns NULL, so move using 'res' after devm_ioremap_resource() that will check it to avoid null-ptr-deref. And use devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource() to simplify code.
EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions ec4ba01e894d3165e4d1ccbef782ef5593b708b4, 5.5, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49494?
- CVE-2022-49494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49494?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.