NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2022-49931
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/hfi1: Correctly move list in sc_disable() Commit 13bac861952a ("IB/hfi1: Fix abba locking issue with sc_disable()") incorrectly tries to move a list from one list head to another. The result is a kernel crash. The crash is triggered when a link goes down and there are waiters for a send to complete. The following signature is seen: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030 [...] Call Trace: sc_disable+0x1ba/0x240 [hfi1] pio_freeze+0x3d/0x60 [hfi1] handle_freeze+0x27/0x1b0 [hfi1] process_one_work+0x1b0/0x380 ? process_one_work+0x380/0x380 worker_thread+0x30/0x360 ? process_one_work+0x380/0x380 kthread+0xd7/0x100 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 The fix is to use the correct call to move the list.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6.0.8, 13bac861952a78664907a0f927d3e874e9a59034, d98883f6c33e0d960afedcecaa92fc2b61fec383
- Linux Kernel — versions 6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49931?
- CVE-2022-49931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49931?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.