CVE-2022-50415
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-12
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 2.6.15 (inc) to 4.9.337 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.10 (inc) to 4.14.303 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.270 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.229 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.163 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.87 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.18 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.4 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a potential null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's parisc led driver. The function start_task() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() but does not check if the return value is NULL. If create_singlethread_workqueue() fails and returns NULL, subsequent calls to queue_delayed_work() and related functions will attempt to access a NULL pointer, leading to a null pointer dereference.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that it can cause a null pointer dereference in the kernel, which may lead to a kernel crash or system instability. This can result in denial of service or unexpected behavior on affected systems.