{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-50530", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-10-07T15:15:38.664Z", "datePublished": "2025-10-07T15:19:21.259Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-07T15:19:21.259Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-07T15:19:21.259Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nblk-mq: fix null pointer dereference in blk_mq_clear_rq_mapping()\n\nOur syzkaller report a null pointer dereference, root cause is\nfollowing:\n\n__blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs\n set->tags[hctx_idx] = blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs\n blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs\n blk_mq_alloc_rqs\n // failed due to oom\n alloc_pages_node\n // set->tags[hctx_idx] is still NULL\n blk_mq_free_rqs\n drv_tags = set->tags[hctx_idx];\n // null pointer dereference is triggered\n blk_mq_clear_rq_mapping(drv_tags, ...)\n\nThis is because commit 63064be150e4 (\"blk-mq:\nAdd blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs()\") merged the two steps:\n\n1) set->tags[hctx_idx] = blk_mq_alloc_rq_map()\n2) blk_mq_alloc_rqs(..., set->tags[hctx_idx])\n\ninto one step:\n\nset->tags[hctx_idx] = blk_mq_alloc_map_and_rqs()\n\nSince tags is not initialized yet in this case, fix the problem by\nchecking if tags is NULL pointer in blk_mq_clear_rq_mapping()."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["block/blk-mq.c"], "versions": [{"version": "63064be150e4b1ba1e4af594ef5aa81adf21a52d", "lessThan": "6a440e6d04431e774dc084abe88c106e2a474c1a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "63064be150e4b1ba1e4af594ef5aa81adf21a52d", "lessThan": "76dd298094f484c6250ebd076fa53287477b2328", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["block/blk-mq.c"], "versions": [{"version": "5.16", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "5.16", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.0.6", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16", "versionEndExcluding": "6.0.6"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a440e6d04431e774dc084abe88c106e2a474c1a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76dd298094f484c6250ebd076fa53287477b2328"}], "title": "blk-mq: fix null pointer dereference in blk_mq_clear_rq_mapping()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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