vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-50327: kernel: ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 15, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | Jan 19, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 15, 2025
Added
Nov 14, 2025
Modified
Jan 19, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ACPI: processor: idle: Check acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() return value
The return value of acpi_fetch_acpi_dev() could be NULL, which would
cause a NULL pointer dereference to occur in acpi_device_hid().
[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits, added empty line after if () ]
Solution
redhat-upgrade-kernel
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