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CVE-2022-48750

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.16.5 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (nct6775) Fix crash in clear_caseopen Paweł Marciniak reports the following crash, observed when clearing the chassis intrusion alarm. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 3 PID: 4815 Comm: bash Tainted: G S 5.16.2-200.fc35.x86_64 #1 Hardware name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M./Z97 Extreme4, BIOS P2.60A 05/03/2018 RIP: 0010:clear_caseopen+0x5a/0x120 [nct6775] Code: 68 70 e8 e9 32 b1 e3 85 c0 0f 85 d2 00 00 00 48 83 7c 24 ... RSP: 0018:ffffabcb02803dd8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffff8e8808192880 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff8e87c7509a68 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 000000000000000a R10: 000000000000000a R11: f000000000000000 R12: 000000000000001f R13: ffff8e87c7509828 R14: ffff8e87c7509a68 R15: ffff8e88494527a0 FS: 00007f4db9151740(0000) GS:ffff8e8ebfec0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000028 CR3: 0000000166b66001 CR4: 00000000001706e0 Call Trace: <TASK> kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x11c/0x1b0 new_sync_write+0x10b/0x180 vfs_write+0x209/0x2a0 ksys_write+0x4f/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The problem is that the device passed to clear_caseopen() is the hwmon device, not the platform device, and the platform data is not set in the hwmon device. Store the pointer to sio_data in struct nct6775_data and get if from there if needed.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-476

The code follows a pointer that is null, crashing the process. An attacker who can reliably trigger it turns the crash into a denial of service. The fix is checking for null before use and handling the failure path gracefully.

General guidance for the null pointer dereference class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 5.16, < 5.16.5= 5.17

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.16.5 or later
Fixed in 5.16.5
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 5.16.5 or later stable release (including 5.17.x after patch application)

  1. Check current kernel version: uname -r
  2. Confirm affected version: verify kernel is 5.16.x (< 5.16.5), 5.16, or 5.17.x
  3. Update system package repository metadata
  4. Upgrade Linux kernel to version 5.16.5 or later stable release (e.g., 5.16.5, 5.17.x, or latest stable)
  5. Reboot system to load the fixed kernel
  6. Verify running kernel version includes the fix: uname -r
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require rebuild of third-party kernel modules; ensure compatible drivers are available

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