NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-64k package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNEL64K-10405902
  • published19 Jun 2025
  • disclosed18 Jun 2025

Introduced: 18 Jun 2025

CVE-2022-50181  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-64k to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k package and not the kernel-64k package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

virtio-gpu: fix a missing check to avoid NULL dereference

'cache_ent' could be set NULL inside virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset() and it will lead to a NULL dereference by a lately use of it (i.e., ptr = cache_ent->caps_cache). Fix it with a NULL check.

[ kraxel: minor codestyle fixup ]

CVSS Base Scores

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