Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2022-49490
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been identified, where the `mdp5 pipe release` function does not check for errors returned by `mdp5 get global state`, potentially leading to a NULL dereference error. This issue arises when `mdp5 get global state` attempts to acquire the modeset lock and encounters a deadlock, resulting in a -EDEADLK error. To mitigate this, the `mdp5 pipe release` function has been modified to propagate any errors returned by `mdp5 get global state`.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.