VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-49618
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: aspeed: Fix potential NULL dereference in aspeed_pinmux_set_mux() pdesc could be null but still dereference pdesc->name and it will lead to a null pointer access.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.25%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: aspeed: Fix potential NULL dereference in aspeed_pinmux_set_mux() pdesc could be null but still dereference pdesc->name and it will lead to a null pointer access. So we move a null check before dereference.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 17th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cb392b64304a05bf647e2e44efacd9a1f3c3c6aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a85d3fef2e75b1fe9fc2af6f5267122555a1edPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e162a24f1dd06c0dcae71f2565c9f3da2827b98ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1e38532f4b2f0f3b460e938a2e7076c3bed5eePatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.