CVE-2022-49435 mfd: davinci_voicecodec: Fix possible null-ptr-deref davinci_vc_probe()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's davinci voicecodec driver can cause a system crash during device probing.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-49435?

CVE-2022-49435 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:

mfd: davinci_voicecodec: Fix possible null-ptr-deref davinci_vc_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-2022-49435?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49435?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-49435 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49435 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49435, GHSA-v9f5-pcxp-6wvp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49435.

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