CVE-2022-48908

net: arcnet: com20020: Fix null-ptr-deref in com20020pci_probe()

Published Aug 22, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: arcnet: com20020: Fix null-ptr-deref in com20020pci_probe()

During driver initialization, the pointer of card info, i.e. the
variable 'ci' is required. However, the definition of
'com20020pci_id_table' reveals that this field is empty for some
devices, which will cause null pointer dereference when initializing
these devices.

The following log reveals it:

[ 3.973806] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f]
[ 3.973819] RIP: 0010:com20020pci_probe+0x18d/0x13e0 [com20020_pci]
[ 3.975181] Call Trace:
[ 3.976208] local_pci_probe+0x13f/0x210
[ 3.977248] pci_device_probe+0x34c/0x6d0
[ 3.977255] ? pci_uevent+0x470/0x470
[ 3.978265] really_probe+0x24c/0x8d0
[ 3.978273] __driver_probe_device+0x1b3/0x280
[ 3.979288] driver_probe_device+0x50/0x370

Fix this by checking whether the 'ci' is a null pointer first.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: arcnet: com20020: Fix null-ptr-deref in com20020pci_probe() During driver initialization, the pointer of card info, i.e. the variable 'ci' is required. However, the definition of 'com20020pci_id_table' reveals that this field is empty for some devices, which will cause null pointer dereference when initializing these devices. The following log reveals it: [ 3.973806] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000028-0x000000000000002f] [ 3.973819] RIP: 0010:com20020pci_probe+0x18d/0x13e0 [com20020_pci] [ 3.975181] Call Trace: [ 3.976208] local_pci_probe+0x13f/0x210 [ 3.977248] pci_device_probe+0x34c/0x6d0 [ 3.977255] ? pci_uevent+0x470/0x470 [ 3.978265] really_probe+0x24c/0x8d0 [ 3.978273] __driver_probe_device+0x1b3/0x280 [ 3.979288] driver_probe_device+0x50/0x370 Fix this by checking whether the 'ci' is a null pointer first.
Title net: arcnet: com20020: Fix null-ptr-deref in com20020pci_probe()
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 6:49 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2024, 6:06 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 22, 2024, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 22, 2024, 12:00 AM