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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-49802High confidence

ftrace: Fix null pointer dereference in ftrace_add_mod()

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

2 package states
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.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
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 record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-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 record ↗Source updated 4 Sept 2026
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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-2025-12985

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 actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Fix null pointer dereference in ftrace_add_mod() The @ftrace_mod is allocated by kzalloc(), so both the members {prev,next} of @ftrace_mode->list are NULL, it's not a valid state to call list_del(). If kstrdup() for @ftrace_mod->{func|module} fails, it goes to @out_free tag and calls free_ftrace_mod() to destroy @ftrace_mod, then list_del() will write prev->next and next->prev, where null pointer dereference happens. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI Call Trace: <TASK> ftrace_mod_callback+0x20d/0x220 ? do_filp_open+0xd9/0x140 ftrace_process_regex.isra.51+0xbf/0x130 ftrace_regex_write.isra.52.part.53+0x6e/0x90 vfs_write+0xee/0x3a0 ? __audit_filter_op+0xb1/0x100 ? auditd_test_task+0x38/0x50 ksys_write+0xa5/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception So call INIT_LIST_HEAD() to initialize the list member to fix this issue.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Fix null pointer dereference in ftrace_add_mod() The @ftrace_mod is allocated by kzalloc(), so both the members {prev,next} of @ftrace_mode->list are NULL, it's not a valid state to call list_del(). If kstrdup() for @ftrace_mod->{func|module} fails, it goes to @out_free tag and calls free_ftrace_mod() to destroy @ftrace_mod, then list_del() will write prev->next and next->prev, where null pointer dereference happens. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI Call Trace: <TASK> ftrace_mod_callback+0x20d/0x220 ? do_filp_open+0xd9/0x140 ftrace_process_regex.isra.51+0xbf/0x130 ftrace_regex_write.isra.52.part.53+0x6e/0x90 vfs_write+0xee/0x3a0 ? __audit_filter_op+0xb1/0x100 ? auditd_test_task+0x38/0x50 ksys_write+0xa5/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception So call INIT_LIST_HEAD() to initialize the list member to fix this issue.

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: ftrace: Fix null pointer dereference in ftrace_add_mod() The @ftrace_mod is allocated by kzalloc(), so both the members {prev,next} of @ftrace_mode->list are NULL, it's not a valid state to call list_del(). If kstrdup() for @ftrace_mod->{func|module} fails, it goes to @out_free tag and calls free_ftrace_mod() to destroy @ftrace_mod, then list_del() will write prev->next and next->prev, where null pointer dereference happens. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI Call Trace: <TASK> ftrace_mod_callback+0x20d/0x220 ? do_filp_open+0xd9/0x140 ftrace_process_regex.isra.51+0xbf/0x130 ftrace_regex_write.isra.52.part.53+0x6e/0x90 vfs_write+0xee/0x3a0 ? __audit_filter_op+0xb1/0x100 ? auditd_test_task+0x38/0x50 ksys_write+0xa5/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x3a/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception So call INIT_LIST_HEAD() to initialize the list member to fix this issue.

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.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0081Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49790 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49792 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49794 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49796 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49797 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49799 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49800 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49800 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49801 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49802 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49812 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49813 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49818 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49821 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49794 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49795 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49796 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49797 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49799 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49800 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49800 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49801 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49802 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49812 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49813 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49818 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49821 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49790 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49792 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49794 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49796 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49797 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49799 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49800 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49800 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49801 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49802 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49812 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49813 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49818 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49821 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0560Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49794 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49795 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49796 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49797 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49799 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49800 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49800 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49801 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49802 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49812 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49813 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49818 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49821 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49794 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49795 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49796 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49797 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49799 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49800 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49800 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49801 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49802 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49812 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49813 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49818 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49821 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0509Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49790 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49792 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49792 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49793 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49794 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49794 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49796 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49796 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49797 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49797 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49799 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49799 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49800 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49800 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49801 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49801 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49802 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49802 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49807 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49809 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49809 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49810 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49810 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49812 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49812 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49813 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49818 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49821 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49821 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49822 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

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.
Patch available
Affected
673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < 665b4c6648bf2b91f69b33817f4321cf4c3cafe9; 673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < b5bfc61f541d3f092b13dedcfe000d86eb8e133c; 673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < f715f31559b82e3f75ce047fa476de63d8107584; 673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < 6a14828caddad0d989495a72af678adf60992704; 673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < 1bea037a1abb23a6729bef36a2265a4565f5ea77; 673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < 6e50eb4b1807017f6c2d5089064256ce2de8aef1; 673feb9d76ab3eddde7acfd94b206e321cfc90b9 < 19ba6c8af9382c4c05dc6a0a79af3013b9a35cd0; 4.13
Fixed
< 4.13; 4.14.300 ≤ 4.14.*; 4.19.267 ≤ 4.19.*; 5.4.225 ≤ 5.4.*; 5.10.156 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.80 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.0.10 ≤ 6.0.*; 6.1 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 1 May 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:07 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-2025-12985
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

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

Material change intelligence

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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-2022-49802 · cve.blacktree.nl