CVE-2022-49895 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CXL subsystem. This flaw occurs when a new CXL region is created and the intermediate port's decoders are exhausted, leading to a crash during cleanup. It affects the Linux kernel. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and results in high availability impact (system crash) without affecting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, < 6.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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