CVE-2022-50359

media: cx88: Fix a null-ptr-deref bug in buffer_prepare()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2025 at 02:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cx88: Fix a null-ptr-deref bug in buffer_prepare() When the driver calls cx88_risc_buffer() to prepare the buffer, the function call may fail, resulting in a empty buffer and null-ptr-deref later in buffer_queue(). The following log can reveal it: [ 41.822762] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI [ 41.824488] KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] [ 41.828027] RIP: 0010:buffer_queue+0xc2/0x500 [ 41.836311] Call Trace: [ 41.836945] __enqueue_in_driver+0x141/0x360 [ 41.837262] vb2_start_streaming+0x62/0x4a0 [ 41.838216] vb2_core_streamon+0x1da/0x2c0 [ 41.838516] __vb2_init_fileio+0x981/0xbc0 [ 41.839141] __vb2_perform_fileio+0xbf9/0x1120 [ 41.840072] vb2_fop_read+0x20e/0x400 [ 41.840346] v4l2_read+0x215/0x290 [ 41.840603] vfs_read+0x162/0x4c0 Fix this by checking the return value of cx88_risc_buffer() [hverkuil: fix coding style issues]

Affected

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

v < 4.9.3312.6.12 ≤ v < 4.14.2962.6.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2622.6.12 ≤ v < 4.9.3312.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1502.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.752.6.12 ≤ v < 5.19.172.6.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2202.6.12 ≤ v < 6.0.32.6.12 ≤ v < 6.14.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2964.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2624.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2205.11 ≤ v < 5.15.755.16 ≤ v < 5.19.175.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1506.0 ≤ v < 6.0.31da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.12
Vendor states this is fixed in 10c99d1c46ea9cd940029e17bab11d021f315c21 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2b064d91440b33fba5b452f2d1b31f13ae911d71 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4befc7ffa18ef9a4b70d854465313a345a06862f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 644d5a87ab1863eb606526ea743021752a17e9cb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f21976095c1e92454ab030976f95f40d652351b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 704838040f3bdb4aa07ff4f26505a666a3defcfe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9181af2dbf06e7f432e5dbe88d10b22343e851b9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c2257c8a501537afab276c306cb717b7260276e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c76d04d2079a4b7369ce9a0e859c0f3f2250bcc1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.296 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.262 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.331 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.150 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.220 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
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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