SB20250226390 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel mfd driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226390
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-2022-49435)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the davinci_vc_probe() function in drivers/mfd/davinci_voicecodec.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/2d00158a06efe6bbcd020108634ea0f2ed8b32f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/311242c7703df0da14c206260b7e855f69cb0264
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c1e32e7b3f301642a60448700ec531df981269
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5289795824b77489803b0802cd9edc13824a2d0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/579944b9f38727d9ff570b58f83bc424e8af8398
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d4941d9a24999f680799f9bbde7f57351ca637
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.121