CVE-2022-50556
- Published: 2025-10-22T14:15:39.673
- Last modified: 1761167568
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm: Fix potential null-ptr-deref due to drmm_mode_config_init()
drmm_mode_config_init() will call drm_mode_create_standard_properties()
and won’t check the ret value. When drm_mode_create_standard_properties()
failed due to alloc, property will be a NULL pointer and may causes the
null-ptr-deref. Fix the null-ptr-deref by adding the ret value check.
Found null-ptr-deref while testing insert module bochs:
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xdffffc000000000c: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000060-0x0000000000000067]
CPU: 3 PID: 249 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1+ #364
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.15.0-0-g2dd4b9b3f840-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:drm_object_attach_property+0x73/0x3c0 [drm]
Call Trace:
__drm_connector_init+0xb6c/0x1100 [drm]
bochs_pci_probe.cold.11+0x4cb/0x7fe [bochs]
pci_device_probe+0x17d/0x340
really_probe+0x1db/0x5d0
__driver_probe_device+0x1e7/0x250
driver_probe_device+0x4a/0x120
__driver_attach+0xcd/0x2c0
bus_for_each_dev+0x11a/0x1b0
bus_add_driver+0x3d7/0x500
driver_register+0x18e/0x320
do_one_initcall+0xc4/0x3e0
do_init_module+0x1b4/0x630
load_module+0x5dca/0x7230
__do_sys_finit_module+0x100/0x170
do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
RIP: 0033:0x7ff65af9f839
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How to fix CVE-2022-50556
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: Fix potential null-ptr-deref due to drmm_mode_config_init() drmm_mode_config_init() will call drm_mode_create_standard_properties() and won’t check the ret value. When drm_mode_create_standard_properties() failed due to alloc, property will be a NULL pointer and may causes the null-ptr-deref. Fix the null-ptr-deref by adding the ret value check. Found null-ptr-deref […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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