CVE-2022-49323 iommu/arm-smmu: fix possible null-ptr-deref in arm_smmu_device_probe()
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's ARM SMMU driver can cause a system crash during device probing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-49323?
CVE-2022-49323 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iommu/arm-smmu: fix possible null-ptr-deref in arm_smmu_device_probe()
It will cause null-ptr-deref when using 'res', if platform_get_resource() returns NULL, so move using 'res' after devm_ioremap_resource() that will check it to avoid null-ptr-deref. And use devm_platform_get_and_ioremap_resource() to simplify code.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49323?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49323?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-49323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49323, GHSA-j9q9-w9x6-qg3m, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49323.