#VU120788 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50885
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120788
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50885
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the rxe_qp_do_cleanup() function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b924632d84a60bc0c7fe6e9bbbce99d03908957
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb5a62bfd624039b05157745c234068508393a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7340ca9f782be6fbe3f64a134dc112772764f766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/821f9a18210f6b9fd6792471714c799607b25db4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd7106a6004f1077a365ca7f5a99c7a708e20714
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee24de095569935eba600f7735e8e8ddea5b418e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f64f08b9e6fb305a25dd75329e06ae342b9ce336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f67376d801499f4fa0838c18c1efcad8840e550d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.303
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.270
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2