CVE-2022-50380: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: fix no vma's null-deref Commit 258f669e7e88 ("mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: convert to single value seq_file") introduced a null-deref if there are no vma's in the task in show_smaps_rollup.
CVE-2022-50380CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-50380: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: fix no vma's null-deref Commit 258f669e7e88 ("mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: convert to single value seq_file") introduced a null-deref if there are no vma's in the task in show_smaps_rollup.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
4.21%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: fix no vma's null-deref Commit 258f669e7e88 ("mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: convert to single value seq_file") introduced a null-deref if there are no vma's in the task in show_smaps_rollup.

Sources

Back to security hubContact DataHouse

Security newsletter

Get new CVE alerts before they become an incident

We send selected infrastructure threats in English, with practical notes for DataHouse environments.

  • DataHouse: server administration and secure cloud
  • Hostilla.pl: hosting and mail services
  • SecDNS.pl: free DNS security layer