In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix NULL-deref in init error path In cases where runtime services are not supported or have been disabled, the runtime services workqueue will never have been allocated. Do not try to destroy the workqueue unconditionally in the unlikely event that EFI initialisation fails to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer.
History

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 21 Aug 2024 06:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: efi: fix NULL-deref in init error path In cases where runtime services are not supported or have been disabled, the runtime services workqueue will never have been allocated. Do not try to destroy the workqueue unconditionally in the unlikely event that EFI initialisation fails to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer.
Title efi: fix NULL-deref in init error path
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-08-21T06:10:10.454Z

Updated: 2024-09-12T17:32:51.607Z

Reserved: 2024-07-16T11:38:08.923Z

Link: CVE-2022-48879

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-11T12:42:11.763Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-21T07:15:04.690

Modified: 2024-08-29T02:39:34.370

Link: CVE-2022-48879

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-08-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-48879 - Bugzilla