CVE-2022-50327
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CVE-2022-50327 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value The return value of acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() could be NULL, which would cause a NULL pointer dereference to occur in acpi_device_hid(). [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits, added empty line after if () ]. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value The return value of acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() could be NULL, which would cause a NULL pointer dereference to occur in acpi_device_hid(). [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits, added empty line after if () ]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.8, < 5.4.297 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.241 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.190 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.0.16 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.1, < 6.1.2 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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