CVE-2022-49009 Information

Description

In the Linux kernel the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) Add checks for devm_kcalloc

As the devm_kcalloc may return NULL the return value needs to be checked to avoid NULL poineter dereference.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41ec58ac352fd176d5808af847663dc890f6053 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bdc112be727cf1ba65be79541147f960c3349d8

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5