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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-49046High confidence

i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name()

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Low, lowered one band.downgradedsince 23 May 2026

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 0.27% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Linux Linux and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: No default targetRemediation target: Normal maintenance

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

5 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 1 affected package state shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5.17.6-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5.17.6-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5.17.6-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.5.17.6-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2022-49046 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 33 · interimSUSE Product Security TeamCVE-2022-49046
288 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • kernel-default as component of SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2
  • kernel-source as component of SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2
  • kernel-default as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5
  • kernel-source as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5
  • kernel-default as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
  • kernel-source as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
  • kernel-default as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • kernel-default-base as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • kernel-default-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • kernel-default-man as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • kernel-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • kernel-macros as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.
Remediation
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-55157

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name() If dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return value of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.

Why

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476 ↗

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-476
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20250305Security Bulletin 5 March 2025

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 5 March 2025, published on 5 March 2025. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0602Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

m/security/notices/USN-8180-6 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8200-3 du 11 mai 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8200-3 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8254-2 du 11 mai 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8254-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8255-2 du 11 mai 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8255-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8265-1 du 11 mai 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8265-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8266-1 du 11 mai 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8266-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8267-1 du 11 mai 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8267-1 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49046 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49046 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2640 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2640 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32629 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32629 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53421 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53421 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53520 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53520 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53662 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54207 Référence CVE CVE-2024-27388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27388 Référence CVE CVE-2024-36347 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0522Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

n attaquant de provoquer une élévation de privilèges, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données. Solutions Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Documentation Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8185-2 du 28 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8185-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8224-1 du 29 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8224-1 Référence CVE CVE-2021-47599 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47599 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48875 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49046 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49046 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49698 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49698 Référence CVE CVE-2024-36347 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36347 Référence CVE CVE-2024-46816 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46816 Référence CVE CVE-2024-49927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49927 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56640 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56640 Référence CVE CVE-2024-57795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57795 Référence CVE CVE-2025-21726 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21726 Référence CVE CVE-2025-21780 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0495Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

180-4 du 23 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-4 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8183-2 du 23 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8183-2 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8203-1 du 23 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8203-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8204-1 du 23 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8204-1 Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-8180-5 du 24 avril 2026 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-5 Référence CVE CVE-2021-47599 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47599 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48875 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48875 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49046 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49046 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49072 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49072 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53421 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53421 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53520 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53520 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53662 Référence CVE CVE-2023-54207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54207 Référence CVE CVE-2024-36347 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36347 Référence CVE CVE-2024-46816 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46816 Référence CVE CVE-2024-49927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0463Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

t un déni de service. Solutions Se référer au bulletin de sécurité de l'éditeur pour l'obtention des correctifs (cf. section Documentation). Documentation Bulletin de sécurité Debian LTS DLA-4178-1 du 25 mai 2025 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html Bulletin de sécurité Debian LTS DLA-4193-1 du 30 mai 2025 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html Référence CVE CVE-2021-47247 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47247 Référence CVE CVE-2021-47489 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47489 Référence CVE CVE-2022-48893 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48893 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49046 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49046 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49190 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49219 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49219 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49309 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49309 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49546 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49728 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49728 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52572 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52572 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52621 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52621 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52752 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

VERecord?id=CVE-2022-1184 Référence CVE CVE-2022-26373 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26373 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2977 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2977 Référence CVE CVE-2022-29900 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29900 Référence CVE CVE-2022-29901 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29901 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3303 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3303 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3435 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3435 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49014 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49014 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49044 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49044 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49046 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49046 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49050 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49050 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49051 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49051 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49053 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49053 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49054 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49055 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49055 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49056 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49056 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49057 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49057 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49058 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-025913Linux の Linux Kernel における NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性

Linux の Linux Kernel には、NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Linux: < 5.7, 5.10.236 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.35 ≤ 5.15.*, 5.17.4 ≤ 5.17.*, 5.18 ≤ *
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 26 Feb 2025 · Last source change 23 May 2026, 15:21 UTC · CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-55157
Product sourceVendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-55157↗Vendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-49046 · cve.blacktree.nl