CVE-2022-50875
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Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-31

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: overlay: fix null pointer dereferencing in find_dup_cset_node_entry() and find_dup_cset_prop() When kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), fn_1 or fn_2 will be NULL, and strcmp() will cause null pointer dereference.
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-31
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2022-50875
EUVD
EUVD-2022-55921
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Currently, no data is known.
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel occurs in the overlay filesystem code where a null pointer dereference can happen. Specifically, when the kernel's memory allocation function kmalloc() fails during a kasprintf() call, certain function pointers (fn_1 or fn_2) become NULL. Subsequently, a strcmp() call attempts to use these NULL pointers, causing a null pointer dereference and potentially leading to a kernel crash.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash due to a null pointer dereference, which may lead to a denial of service (system instability or reboot). This can disrupt normal operations on systems using the affected overlay filesystem.

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