CVE-2022-49875: bpftool: Fix NULL pointer dereference when pin {PROG, MAP, LINK} without FILE

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: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpftool: Fix NULL pointer dereference when pin {PROG, MAP, LINK} without FILE When using bpftool to pin {PROG, MAP, LINK} without FILE, segmentation fault will occur. The reson is that the lack of FILE will cause strlen to trigger NULL pointer dereference. The corresponding stacktrace is shown below: do_pin do_pin_any do_pin_fd mount_bpffs_for_pin strlen(name) <- NULL pointer dereference Fix it by adding validation to the common process.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.7 before 5.10.155; from 5.11 before 5.15.79; from 5.16 before 6.0.9; 6.1-rc1, 6.1-rc2, 6.1-rc3, 6.1-rc4 — fixed in 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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