CVE-2022-50875
of: overlay: fix null pointer dereferencing in find_dup_cset_node_entry() and find_dup_cset_prop()
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
- Verify system stability after updating.
- Apply provided kernel patches if updating is not immediate.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4af99b44861646013821019dd13a4ac48c0219 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d88c7453ec3d2ceff98e18ce4d6354abd3b5b6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ec5781879b4535ad59b5354b385825378e45618 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5bb7bbacf531de8e32912cc2e21f906113cee8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce1b3a41e7964cb8dd56a702a95dd90ad27f51cd Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee9d7a0e754568180a2f8ebc4aad226278a9116f