PT-2025-7988 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Published 2022-04-08 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2022-49060

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A NULL pointer dereference issue in the smc pnet find ib() function has been resolved. The problem occurred because dev name() was called with dev.parent as an argument without a prior NULL check. This issue was addressed by adding a check for the pointer before calling dev name().

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2025-06012

CESA-2022_7683

CVE-2022-49060

RHSA-2022:7683

RHSA-2022:8267

RHSA-2022_7683

RHSA-2022_8267

SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1

SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1

SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1

SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1

SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1

SUSE-SU-2025_01600-1

SUSE-SU-2025_1027-1

SUSE-SU-2025_1241-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Suse

References · 1463

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/49xxx/CVE-2022-49060.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d22f4f977236f97e01255a80bca2ea93a8094fc8 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a523807f01455fe9a0c1a433f27cd4411ee400f · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05f5e26cb8bb4d07e0595545fcad1bb406f0085 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49060 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35b91e49bc80ca944a8679c3b139ddaf2f8eea0f · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49060 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49060 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49060 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-49060 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49060 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22025513ced3d599ee8b24169141c95cf2467a4a · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:01600-1 · Vendor Advisory