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TI-2022-24401 Aliases CVE-2022-48879GHSA-p9p6-vvr2-mf86

efi: fix NULL-deref in init error path

Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix NULL-deref in init error path In cases where runtime services are not supported or have been disabled, the runtime services workqueue will never have been allocated. Do not try to destroy the workqueue unconditionally in the unlikely event that EFI initialisation fails to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.8 +5Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.19.142 to before 4.19.270; 5.4.61 to before 5.4.229; 5.7.18 to before 5.8; 5.8.4 to before 5.94.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.8, 5.9Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.9 and later4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164, 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19.142 to before 4.19.270; 5.4.61 to before 5.4.229; 5.7.18 to before 5.8; 5.8.4 to before 5.9 Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.8, 5.9 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.9 and later Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164, 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.19.142 to before 4.19.270; 5.4.61 to before 5.4.229; 5.9 to before 5.10.164; 5.11 to before 5.15.89; 5.16 to before 6.1.7VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.19.142 to before 4.19.270; 5.4.61 to before 5.4.229; 5.9 to before 5.10.164; 5.11 to before 5.15.89; 5.16 to before 6.1.7 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.8, 5.9
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.164, 5.15.89, 6.1.7, 6.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48879
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9p6-vvr2-mf86

References

Patch 6

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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