CVE-2022-49510 drm/omap: fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's OMAP DRM driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch to resolve.
- 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-2022-49510?
CVE-2022-49510 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:
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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49510?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49510?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-49510 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49510 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49510, GHSA-mvp7-6jpm-fhmr, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49510.