SB20250226408 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel nand raw driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226408
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49494)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cadence_nand_dt_probe() function in drivers/mtd/nand/raw/cadence-nand-controller.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069af5e27c1b0f7677ef76d8d3102e503ca4f80b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cfee868b89ffa945f3d535ee5c985cb40c5a0f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b60d3dc84b47307669edb66b633b18466014b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f1ddffdc22ca5789e33b9d4712914e302090c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a28ed09dafee20da51eb26452950839633afd824
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19