Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2022-49453soc: ti: ti_sci_pm_domains: Check for null return of devm_kcalloc
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: ti: ti_sci_pm_domains: Check for null return of devm_kcalloc The allocation funciton devm_kcalloc may fail and return a null pointer, which would cause a null-pointer dereference later. It might be better to check it and directly return -ENOMEM just like the usage of devm_kcalloc in previous code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-47.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1019.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1019.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1017.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1015.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1013.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1015.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1017.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-47.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1017.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1014.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49453 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | efa5c01cd7ee20421a92ffe9b4aae7dfed385eeb – before 05efc4591f80582b6fe53366b70b6a35a42fd255efa5c01cd7ee20421a92ffe9b4aae7dfed385eeb – before 7cef9274fa1b8506949d74bc45aef072b890824aefa5c01cd7ee20421a92ffe9b4aae7dfed385eeb – before c4e188869406b47ac3350920bf165be303cb1c96efa5c01cd7ee20421a92ffe9b4aae7dfed385eeb – before 01ba41a359622ab256ce4d4f8b94c67165ae3dafefa5c01cd7ee20421a92ffe9b4aae7dfed385eeb – before ba56291e297d28aa6eb82c5c1964fae2d7594746 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.10 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05efc4591f80582b6fe53366b70b6a35a42fd255
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cef9274fa1b8506949d74bc45aef072b890824a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4e188869406b47ac3350920bf165be303cb1c96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01ba41a359622ab256ce4d4f8b94c67165ae3daf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba56291e297d28aa6eb82c5c1964fae2d7594746