CVE-2022-50524 iommu/mediatek: Check return value after calling platform_get_resource()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50524, GHSA-q3rf-v5f6-75vx, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50524.

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