CVE-2022-50879

objtool: Fix SEGFAULT

N/A

Published: December 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v ≥ 4.14.48v ≥ 4.16.14v ≥ 4.9.1064.14.48 ≤ v < 4.154.16.14 ≤ v < 4.174.17 ≤ v < 5.10.1634.17 ≤ v < 5.15.874.17 ≤ v < 5.4.2294.17 ≤ v < 6.0.174.17 ≤ v < 6.1.34.17 ≤ v < 6.24.9.106 ≤ v < 4.1013810435b9a7014fb92eb715f77da488f3b65b991bea53df12c47517b6e487e6fed34d0c05d429051f7f88aa4df593db34dd1d6345213f20888687fb4.14.48 4.16.14 4.17 4.9.106c6f589eed3b5a9b73b3be76a719917cc905bab0e

Vendor states this is fixed in 0af0e115ff59d638f45416a004cdd8edb38db40c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 23a249b1185cdd5bfb6971d1608ba49e589f2288 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 38b9415abbd703438ebbc6fb74990bd0fbddc5b9 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 418ef921cce2d7415fab7e3e93529227f239e4bb (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in efb11fdb3e1a9f694fa12b70b21e69e55ec59c36 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in fcee8a2d4db404a93e690d79e7273b6ef9d33575 (fixed)

Affected range stops below 4.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.17 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.163 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.87 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.229 (unaffected)