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CVE-2022-49475: spi: spi-fsl-qspi: check return value after calling platform_get_resource_byname()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-fsl-qspi: check return value after calling platform_get_resource_byname() It will cause null-ptr-deref if platform_get_resource_byname() returns NULL, we need check the return value.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.8 before 5.10.121; from 5.11 before 5.15.46; from 5.16 before 5.17.14; from 5.18 before 5.18.3 — fixed in 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10f537219629769498ecb8515e096be213224c24
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33dda87d04598ac5d9a849218a373443f7d3de66
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560dcbe1c7a78f597f2167371ebdbe2bca3d0735
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9c84825c3ec359b165c762a424cfdefe87fdd7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2b331ac11e1cac56f5b7d367e9f3c5796deaaed

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