CVE-2022-50878NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
4.3MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder( connector, bridge->encoder);

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.10.05.10.150+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.158-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linux23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e3959e8faf8bf6bea619e8856c736db64e6eced37+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.0.3-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init()2025-12-30
OSV
CVE-2022-50878: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NUL2025-12-30
GHSA
GHSA-hp2j-q336-h2mp: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A N2025-12-30

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of service in lontium-lt9611 GPU driver due to NULL pointer dereference2025-12-30
Debian
CVE-2022-50878: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontiu...2022

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2022-50878 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz