thermal/drivers/broadcom: Fix potential NULL dereference in sr_thermal_probe
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: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/drivers/broadcom: Fix potential NULL dereference in sr_thermal_probe platform_get_resource() may return NULL, add proper check to avoid potential NULL dereferencing.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00269 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46 +3Red Hat: 1 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.1 and later | 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.1 and later Fixed in 5.4.198, 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 to before 5.4.198; 5.5 to 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 5.1 to before 5.4.198; 5.5 to 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 5.4.198, 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49459
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2ww-68w4-vxxq
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3461ccaa5d2588568d865faee285512ad448049
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79098339ac2065f4b4352ef5921628970b6f47e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1235c6514a58f274246cf4a2d5f4e40af539ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee9b6b02e8c140323ed46d6602d805ea735c7719
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61621e042c22b47d1eadee617bdd26835294b425
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e20d136ec7d6f309989c447638365840d3424c8e
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49459 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49459 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2ww-68w4-vxxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49459 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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