media: coda: Add check for kmalloc
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: coda: Add check for kmalloc As the kmalloc may return NULL pointer, it should be better to check the return value in order to avoid NULL poineter dereference, same as the others.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00163 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 +6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 and later | 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.19 to before 4.9.337; 4.10 to before 4.14.303; 4.15 to before 4.19.270; 4.20 to before 5.4.229; 5.5 to before 5.10.163; 5.11 to before 5.15.86; 5.16 to before 6.0.16; 6.1 to before 6.1.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 4.9.337; 4.10 to before 4.14.303; 4.15 to before 4.19.270; 4.20 to before 5.4.229; 5.5 to before 5.10.163; 5.11 to before 5.15.86; 5.16 to before 6.0.16; 6.1 to before 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
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-2022-50509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5x6-wf2w-722j
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d308c4a035b636756786af91e5f39f9d92d7d42a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e32126b3e56c3156fb610d793732acd2bdac4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9cc9e2035f7a45f5222543265daf7cd51f2530
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a2c66429b04e85fee44d6d9f455327bf23cf49c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9b37ea8869e4e6da90c07a310d819a78cbd23d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/441c05485cf1a29eef05c1fd8281716815283315
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa17a252dbde432095e390e2092205d4debb12e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0209e70ad496c1fcd85c2ec70e6736fd09f95d14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e5e5defdb8b0186312c2f855ace175aee6daf9b
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5x6-wf2w-722j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50509 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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