VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2022-50509
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: coda: Add check for kmalloc As the kmalloc may return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid NULL poineter dereference, same as the others.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: coda: Add check for kmalloc As the kmalloc may return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid NULL poineter dereference, same as the others.
- 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
- 0.16% probability · 6th 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/0209e70ad496c1fcd85c2ec70e6736fd09f95d14Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e32126b3e56c3156fb610d793732acd2bdac4fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/441c05485cf1a29eef05c1fd8281716815283315Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e5e5defdb8b0186312c2f855ace175aee6daf9bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a2c66429b04e85fee44d6d9f455327bf23cf49cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa17a252dbde432095e390e2092205d4debb12e1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9cc9e2035f7a45f5222543265daf7cd51f2530Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d308c4a035b636756786af91e5f39f9d92d7d42aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b37ea8869e4e6da90c07a310d819a78cbd23d2Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.