CVE-2022-50524 iommu/mediatek: Check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
A missing null check in the MediaTek IOMMU driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.
- 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-2022-50524?
CVE-2022-50524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Oct 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/mediatek: Check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
platform_get_resource() may return NULL pointer, we need check its return value to avoid null-ptr-deref in resource_size().
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50524?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50524?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-50524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50524, GHSA-q3rf-v5f6-75vx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50524.