CVE-2022-49060

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereference in smc_pnet_find_ib() dev_name() was called with dev.parent as argument but without to NULL-check it before. Solve this by checking the pointer before the call to dev_name().

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22025513ced3d599ee8b24169141c95cf2467a4a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b91e49bc80ca944a8679c3b139ddaf2f8eea0f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a523807f01455fe9a0c1a433f27cd4411ee400f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05f5e26cb8bb4d07e0595545fcad1bb406f0085	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22f4f977236f97e01255a80bca2ea93a8094fc8	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc2::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:00

Updated : 2025-10-01 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-49060

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49060

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49060

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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