NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2022-50447

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: Fix crash on hci_create_cis_sync When attempting to connect multiple ISO sockets without using DEFER_SETUP may result in the following crash: BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in hci_create_cis_sync+0x18b/0x2b0 Read of size 2 at addr 0000000000000036 by task kworker/u3:1/50 CPU: 0 PID: 50 Comm: kworker/u3:1 Not tainted 6.0.0-rc7-02243-gb84a13ff4eda #4373 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.0-1.fc36 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x19/0x27 kasan_report+0xbc/0xf0 ? hci_create_cis_sync+0x18b/0x2b0 hci_create_cis_sync+0x18b/0x2b0 ? get_link_mode+0xd0/0xd0 ? __ww_mutex_lock_slowpath+0x10/0x10 ? mutex_lock+0xe0/0xe0 ? get_link_mode+0xd0/0xd0 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x111/0x190 process_one_work+0x427/0x650 worker_thread+0x87/0x750 ? process_one_work+0x650/0x650 kthread+0x14e/0x180 ? kthread_exit+0x50/0x50 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 </TASK>

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50447?
CVE-2022-50447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-50447?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.