CVE-2022-49974

HID: nintendo: fix rumble worker null pointer deref

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: August 15, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nintendo: fix rumble worker null pointer deref We can dereference a null pointer trying to queue work to a destroyed workqueue. If the device is disconnected, nintendo_hid_remove is called, in which the rumble_queue is destroyed. Avoid using that queue to defer rumble work once the controller state is set to JOYCON_CTLR_STATE_REMOVED. This eliminates the null pointer dereference.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.16 ≤ v < 5.19.75.16 ≤ v < 6.06.0 rc16.0 rc26.0 rc3c4eae84feff3e68c2f385aa10faea4a96791e7ad
Vendor states this is fixed in 1ff89e06c2e5fab30274e4b02360d4241d6e605e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7c6e6c334154be16740b44dcd7638fb510b9bd91 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff89e06c2e5fab30274e4b02360d4241d6e605e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c6e6c334154be16740b44dcd7638fb510b9bd91

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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