PT-2025-54115 · Linux · Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-50879

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Published

2022-11-14

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Updated

2026-01-28

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to objtool. The find insn() function can return NULL in case of failure. A missing check for this NULL return value can lead to a kernel Oops due to a NULL pointer dereference.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-09026
CVE-2022-50879
RHSA-2024:0439
RHSA-2024:0448
RHSA-2024:2394
SUSE-SU-2026:0316-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel