CVE-2022-50327

ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value

published September 15, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value

The return value of acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() could be NULL, which would

cause a NULL pointer dereference to occur in acpi_device_hid().

[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits, added empty line after if () ]

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00160 · 4.8th percentile
Published
2025-09-15T14:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 SEP 14:49Z
    ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value
    cvelistv5