CVE-2022-49827

kernel: drm: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in drm_vblank_destroy_worker()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 1, 2025

Updated · July 22, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the DRM subsystem in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference can be triggered due to a missing check, causing a system crash and resulting in a denial of service.

Statement

This issue has been fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 and 9.3 via RHSA-2023:7077 [1] and RHSA-2023:6583 [2], respectively.

[1]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077

[2]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference