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CVE-2022-49510: drm/omap: fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error

• 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: drm/omap: fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error Fix the following coccicheck warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_overlay.c:89:22-25: ERROR: r_ovl is NULL but dereferenced. Here should be ovl->idx rather than r_ovl->idx.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.17 before 5.17.14; from 5.18 before 5.18.3 — fixed in 5.17.14, 5.18.3

How to fix

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

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08d9a75eab594ca508a440db7c73064498d26687
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f2a3970c969d0d8d7289a4c65edcedafc16fd92
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2507be660310bb9bcca918f81f49b8bba07e462

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