CVE-2022-49797

MEDIUM
Published May 1, 2025 Modified Nov 6, 2025 CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: kprobe: Fix potential null-ptr-deref on trace_event_file in kprobe_event_gen_test_exit() When trace_get_event_file() failed, gen_kretprobe_test will be assigned as the error code. If module kprobe_event_gen_test is removed now, the null pointer dereference will happen in kprobe_event_gen_test_exit(). Check if gen_kprobe_test or gen_kretprobe_test is error code or NULL before dereference them. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000012 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 3 PID: 2210 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1-00171-g2159299a3b74-dirty #217 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.15.0-0-g2dd4b9b3f840-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:kprobe_event_gen_test_exit+0x1c/0xb5 [kprobe_event_gen_test] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffff9ffffff2. RSP: 0018:ffffc900015bfeb8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: ffffffffffffffea RBX: ffffffffa0002080 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffffffffa0001054 RSI: ffffffffa0001064 RDI: ffffffffdfc6349c RBP: ffffffffa0000000 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: 00000000001e95c0 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000800 R13: ffffffffa0002420 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f56b75be540(0000) GS:ffff88813bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffff9ffffff2 CR3: 000000010874a006 CR4: 0000000000330ee0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> __x64_sys_delete_module+0x206/0x380 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xd8/0x190 ? syscall_enter_from_user_mode+0x1c/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49797? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: kprobe: Fix potential null-ptr-deref on trace_event_file in kprobe_event_gen_test_exit() When trace_get_event_file() failed, gen_kretprobe_test will be assigned as the error code. If module kprobe_event_gen_test is removed now, the null pointer dereference will happen in kprobe_event_gen_test_exit(). Check if gen_kprobe_test or gen_kretprobe_test is error code or NULL before dereference them. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000012 PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 3 PID: 2210 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1-00171-g2159299a3b74-dirty #217 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.15.0-0-g2dd4b9b3f840-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:kprobe_event_gen_test_exit+0x1c/0xb5 [kprobe_event_gen_test] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffff9ffffff2. RSP: 0018:ffffc900015bfeb8 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: ffffffffffffffea RBX: ffffffffa0002080 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: ffffffffa0001054 RSI: ffffffffa0001064 RDI: ffffffffdfc6349c RBP: ffffffffa0000000 R08: 0000000000000004 R09: 00000000001e95c0 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000800 R13: ffffffffa0002420 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f56b75be540(0000) GS:ffff88813bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffff9ffffff2 CR3: 000000010874a006 CR4: 0000000000330ee0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> __x64_sys_delete_module+0x206/0x380 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xd8/0x190 ? syscall_enter_from_user_mode+0x1c/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49797? +
CVE-2022-49797 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-49797? +
CVE-2022-49797 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-49797? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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