CVE-2022-50481

cxl: fix possible null-ptr-deref in cxl_guest_init_afu|adapter()

published October 4, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

cxl: fix possible null-ptr-deref in cxl_guest_init_afu|adapter()

If device_register() fails in cxl_register_afu|adapter(), the device

is not added, device_unregister() can not be called in the error path,

otherwise it will cause a null-ptr-deref because of removing not added

device.

As comment of device_register() says, it should use put_device() to give

up the reference in the error path. So split device_unregister() into

device_del() and put_device(), then goes to put dev when register fails.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00160 · 4.7th percentile
Published
2025-10-04T15:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 15:16Z
    cxl: fix possible null-ptr-deref in cxl_guest_init_afu|adapter()
    cvelistv5