GSD-2022-1003593 thermal/drivers/broadcom: Fix potential NULL dereference in sr_thermal_probe
A potential NULL pointer dereference in the Broadcom thermal driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2022-1003593?
GSD-2022-1003593 is a vulnerability in Kernel, published on 28 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
thermal/drivers/broadcom: Fix potential NULL dereference in sr_thermal_probe
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.121 by commit 79098339ac2065f4b4352ef5921628970b6f47e6, it was introduced in version v5.1 by commit 250e211057c7237dc75634b1372a1a3bd58dcd96. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1003593?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2022-1003593?
No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1003593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is GSD-2022-1003593 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1003593 in the wild and no public exploit code.