In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init()
In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's
ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit.
general protection fault,
probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467]
RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540
do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Return error when __root_device_register() fails.
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History
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() In fake_init(), __root_device_register() is possible to fail but it's ignored, which can cause unregistering vme_root fail when exit. general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc000000008c KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000460-0x0000000000000467] RIP: 0010:root_device_unregister+0x26/0x60 Call Trace: <TASK> __x64_sys_delete_module+0x34f/0x540 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Return error when __root_device_register() fails. | |
| Title | vme: Fix error not catched in fake_init() | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-07T15:21:04.428Z
Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:15:38.666Z
Link: CVE-2022-50538
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:38.067
Modified: 2025-10-07T16:15:38.067
Link: CVE-2022-50538
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