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CVE-2022-50380

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, /proc/pid/smaps_rollup has a null-deref when the task has no VMAs. The issue was introduced by the commit converting to seq_file and occurs in show_smaps_rollup.

Risk Assessment

Could lead to system crash (kernel panic) when reading smaps_rollup for a task without memory mappings. Requires local access.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that checks for missing VMAs in show_smaps_rollup. Restrict /proc access for unprivileged users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: fix no vma's null-deref Commit 258f669e7e88 ("mm: /proc/pid/smaps_rollup: convert to single value seq_file") introduced a null-deref if there are no vma's in the task in show_smaps_rollup.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS