CVE-2026-22992NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 23
Latest updateApr 13

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: libceph: return the handler error from mon_handle_auth_done() Currently any error from ceph_auth_handle_reply_done() is propagated via finish_auth() but isn't returned from mon_handle_auth_done(). This results in higher layers learning that (despite the monitor considering us to be successfully authenticated) something went wrong in the authentication phase and reacting accordingly, but msgr2 still trying to proceed with estab

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.115.15.198+5
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.162-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-173.183
CVEListV5linux/linuxcd1a677cad994021b19665ed476aea63f5d54f3177229551f2cf72f3e35636db68e6a825b912cf16+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

9
OSV
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OSV
linux-intel-iot-realtime vulnerabilities2026-03-23
OSV
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx vulnerabilities2026-03-23
OSV
linux-realtime vulnerabilities2026-03-17
OSV
linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle-5.15 vulnerabilities2026-03-17

📋Vendor Advisories

11
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2026-04-13
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities2026-04-09
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2026-04-01
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG Real-time) vulnerabilities2026-03-23
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities2026-03-23

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-22992 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-22992 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase