CVE-2022-49046
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CVE-2022-49046 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.4.225, < 4.5 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.9.225, < 4.10 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.14.182, < 4.15 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.19.125, < 4.20 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.4.43, < 5.5 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.6.15, < 5.15.35 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 5.17.4 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 5.18 | Rc1 |
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