soc: ti: ti_sci_pm_domains: Check for null return of devm_kcalloc
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: ti: ti_sci_pm_domains: Check for null return of devm_kcalloc The allocation funciton devm_kcalloc may fail and return a null pointer, which would cause a null-pointer dereference later. It might be better to check it and directly return -ENOMEM just like the usage of devm_kcalloc in previous code.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00261 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14 +2
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 and later | 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.10 and later Fixed in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.10.121; 5.11 to before 5.15.46; 5.16 to before 5.17.14; 5.18 to before 5.18.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.10.121; 5.11 to before 5.15.46; 5.16 to before 5.17.14; 5.18 to before 5.18.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49453
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvff-mvg2-8jqh
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05efc4591f80582b6fe53366b70b6a35a42fd255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cef9274fa1b8506949d74bc45aef072b890824a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e188869406b47ac3350920bf165be303cb1c96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01ba41a359622ab256ce4d4f8b94c67165ae3daf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba56291e297d28aa6eb82c5c1964fae2d7594746
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- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-49453 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49453 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvff-mvg2-8jqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49453 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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