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CVE-2022-49009: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) Add checks for devm_kcalloc

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) Add checks for devm_kcalloc As the devm_kcalloc may return NULL, the return value needs to be checked to avoid NULL poineter dereference.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 6.0.12; 6.1-rc1, 6.1-rc2, 6.1-rc3, 6.1-rc4, 6.1-rc5, 6.1-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 6.0.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.0.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bdc112be727cf1ba65be79541147f960c3349d8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41ec58ac352fd176d5808af847663dc890f6053

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