SB20250226403 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel nand raw driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226403
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-2022-49487)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ebu_nand_probe() function in drivers/mtd/nand/raw/intel-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/daa5166450b447415aeeaac0199e445bae7bd0f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf66aefd685fd46500b9917333e1b1e118276dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5b1e419cdb6dd8709eb05ed34039a3ded8e6003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8e262eb7575a4a2412f30f7a1b293875aceba80
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3