CVE-2022-50671
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Publication date: 2025-12-09

Last updated on: 2025-12-09

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix "kernel NULL pointer dereference" error When rxe_queue_init in the function rxe_qp_init_req fails, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg are not initialized. Because of creation of qp fails, the function rxe_create_qp will call rxe_qp_do_cleanup to handle allocated resource. Before calling __rxe_do_task, both qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg should be checked.
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Published
2025-12-09
Last Modified
2025-12-09
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-12-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2022-50671
EUVD
EUVD-2022-55734
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linux linux_kernel *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a kernel NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel's RDMA rxe driver. Specifically, when the function rxe_qp_init_req fails during queue pair (qp) initialization, certain task function pointers (qp->req.task.func and qp->req.task.arg) are not initialized. Later, when cleanup is performed by rxe_create_qp calling rxe_qp_do_cleanup, these uninitialized pointers are used without proper checks, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is that it can cause a kernel NULL pointer dereference, which typically results in a kernel crash or system instability. This can lead to denial of service on affected systems running the vulnerable Linux kernel with the RDMA rxe driver.


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