FKIE_CVE-2022-50879

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-30 13:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:24
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: objtool: Fix SEGFAULT find_insn() will return NULL in case of failure. Check insn in order to avoid a kernel Oops for NULL pointer dereference.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0af0e115ff59d638f45416a004cdd8edb38db40c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a249b1185cdd5bfb6971d1608ba49e589f2288
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38b9415abbd703438ebbc6fb74990bd0fbddc5b9
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/418ef921cce2d7415fab7e3e93529227f239e4bb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb11fdb3e1a9f694fa12b70b21e69e55ec59c36
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcee8a2d4db404a93e690d79e7273b6ef9d33575
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nobjtool: Fix SEGFAULT\n\nfind_insn() will return NULL in case of failure. Check insn in order\nto avoid a kernel Oops for NULL pointer dereference."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:24:20.487",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-30T13:16:02.953",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}


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