of: overlay: fix null pointer dereferencing in find_dup_cset_node_entry() and find_dup_cset_prop()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: of: overlay: fix null pointer dereferencing in find_dup_cset_node_entry() and find_dup_cset_prop() When kmalloc() fail to allocate memory in kasprintf(), fn_1 or fn_2 will be NULL, and strcmp() will cause null pointer dereference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00205 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86 +3Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
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-2022-50875
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7394-w6hr-wqhw
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec5781879b4535ad59b5354b385825378e45618
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4af99b44861646013821019dd13a4ac48c0219
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce1b3a41e7964cb8dd56a702a95dd90ad27f51cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5bb7bbacf531de8e32912cc2e21f906113cee8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d88c7453ec3d2ceff98e18ce4d6354abd3b5b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee9d7a0e754568180a2f8ebc4aad226278a9116f
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50875 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50875 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7394-w6hr-wqhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50875 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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