CVE-2022-50888
Published Dec 30, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: qcom: q6v5: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in q6v5_wcss_init_mmio() q6v5_wcss_init_mmio() will call platform_get_resource_byname() that may fail and return NULL. devm_ioremap() will use res->start as input, which may causes null-ptr-deref. Check the ret value of platform_get_resource_byname() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50888? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
remoteproc: qcom: q6v5: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in q6v5_wcss_init_mmio()
q6v5_wcss_init_mmio() will call platform_get_resource_byname() that may
fail and return NULL. devm_ioremap() will use res->start as input, which
may causes null-ptr-deref. Check the ret value of
platform_get_resource_byname() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-50888? +
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