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CVE-2022-49499: drm/msm: Fix null pointer dereferences without iommu

• 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 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Fix null pointer dereferences without iommu Check if 'aspace' is set before using it as it will stay null without IOMMU, such as on msm8974.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 5.18.3 — fixed in 5.18.3

How to fix

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

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a1d1bda77e1851bddfa9cf4e8ada94476dbaff
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09937e80f9bc792965476c9a528f26c8fdc9179

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