virtio-gpu: fix a missing check to avoid NULL dereference
'cache_ent' could be set NULL inside virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset()
and it will lead to a NULL dereference by a lately use of it
(i.e., ptr = cache_ent->caps_cache). Fix it with a NULL check.
[ kraxel: minor codestyle fixup ]
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Affected Vendors & Products
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-55445 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-gpu: fix a missing check to avoid NULL dereference 'cache_ent' could be set NULL inside virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset() and it will lead to a NULL dereference by a lately use of it (i.e., ptr = cache_ent->caps_cache). Fix it with a NULL check. [ kraxel: minor codestyle fixup ] |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Thu, 19 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: virtio-gpu: fix a missing check to avoid NULL dereference 'cache_ent' could be set NULL inside virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset() and it will lead to a NULL dereference by a lately use of it (i.e., ptr = cache_ent->caps_cache). Fix it with a NULL check. [ kraxel: minor codestyle fixup ] | |
| Title | virtio-gpu: fix a missing check to avoid NULL dereference | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-18T11:03:30.273Z
Reserved: 2025-06-18T10:57:27.427Z
Link: CVE-2022-50181
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-18T11:15:48.587
Modified: 2025-11-20T22:05:33.677
Link: CVE-2022-50181
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-06-23T08:45:28Z
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