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CVE-2022-49104: staging: vchiq_core: handle NULL result of find_service_by_handle

• 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: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-08-13
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: vchiq_core: handle NULL result of find_service_by_handle In case of an invalid handle the function find_servive_by_handle returns NULL. So take care of this and avoid a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.10.111; from 5.11 before 5.15.34; from 5.16 before 5.16.20; from 5.17 before 5.17.3 — fixed in 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04202f54dd8899e10f56a89c4c1ede0043fa22af
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b424f6586a870b8d657c5e5419465bbe0e7b61f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f2142a337ee372455574809fc924580a7e51b2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa0b7296785312a4bfa8fac0ba8ad78698fd9fcf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca225857faf237234d2fffe5d1919467dfadd822

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