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CVE-2022-49376

5.5 · MEDIUM
Published Feb 26, 2025 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.26% (18th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2022-49376 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: sd: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

If sd_probe() sees an early error before sdkp->device is initialized,

sd_zbc_release_disk() is called. This causes a NULL pointer dereference

when sd_is_zoned() is called inside that function. Avoid this by removing

the call to sd_zbc_release_disk() in sd_probe() error path.

This change is safe and does not result in zone information memory leakage

because the zone information for a zoned disk is allocated only when

sd_revalidate_disk() is called, at which point sdkp->disk_dev is fully set,

resulting in sd_disk_release() being called when needed to cleanup a disk

zone information using sd_zbc_release_disk().

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
linux linux_kernel >= 4.10, < 5.10.122 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49376?

CVE-2022-49376 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-49376?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49376?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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