{"cve":"CVE-2022-48918","nvd":{"published":"2024-08-22T02:15:05.920","modified":"2026-06-17T05:16:36.733","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\niwlwifi: mvm: check debugfs_dir ptr before use\n\nWhen \"debugfs=off\" is used on the kernel command line, iwiwifi's\nmvm module uses an invalid/unchecked debugfs_dir pointer and causes\na BUG:\n\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000004f\n #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode\n #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page\n PGD 0 P4D 0\n Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n CPU: 1 PID: 503 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G        W         5.17.0-rc5 #7\n Hardware name: Dell Inc. Inspiron 15 5510/076F7Y, BIOS 2.4.1 11/05/2021\n RIP: 0010:iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register+0x692/0x700 [iwlmvm]\n Code: 69 a0 be 80 01 00 00 48 c7 c7 50 73 6a a0 e8 95 cf ee e0 48 8b 83 b0 1e 00 00 48 c7 c2 54 73 6a a0 be 64 00 00 00 48 8d 7d 8c <48> 8b 48 50 e8 15 22 07 e1 48 8b 43 28 48 8d 55 8c 48 c7 c7 5f 73\n RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a0ba68 EFLAGS: 00010246\n RAX: ffffffffffffffff RBX: ffff88817d6e3328 RCX: ffff88817d6e3328\n RDX: ffffffffa06a7354 RSI: 0000000000000064 RDI: ffffc90000a0ba6c\n RBP: ffffc90000a0bae0 R08: ffffffff824e4880 R09: ffffffffa069d620\n R10: ffffc90000a0ba00 R11: ffffffffffffffff R12: 0000000000000000\n R13: ffffc90000a0bb28 R14: ffff88817d6e3328 R15: ffff88817d6e3320\n FS:  00007f64dd92d740(0000) GS:ffff88847f640000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\n CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\n CR2: 000000000000004f CR3: 000000016fc79001 CR4: 0000000000770ee0\n PKRU: 55555554\n Call Trace:\n  <TASK>\n  ? iwl_mvm_mac_setup_register+0xbdc/0xda0 [iwlmvm]\n  iwl_mvm_start_post_nvm+0x71/0x100 [iwlmvm]\n  iwl_op_mode_mvm_start+0xab8/0xb30 [iwlmvm]\n  _iwl_op_mode_start+0x6f/0xd0 [iwlwifi]\n  iwl_opmode_register+0x6a/0xe0 [iwlwifi]\n  ? 0xffffffffa0231000\n  iwl_mvm_init+0x35/0x1000 [iwlmvm]\n  ? 0xffffffffa0231000\n  do_one_initcall+0x5a/0x1b0\n  ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x1e5/0x2f0\n  ? do_init_module+0x1e/0x220\n  do_init_module+0x48/0x220\n  load_module+0x2602/0x2bc0\n  ? __kernel_read+0x145/0x2e0\n  ? kernel_read_file+0x229/0x290\n  __do_sys_finit_module+0xc5/0x130\n  ? __do_sys_finit_module+0xc5/0x130\n  __x64_sys_finit_module+0x13/0x20\n  do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90\n  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae\n RIP: 0033:0x7f64dda564dd\n Code: 5b 41 5c c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 1b 29 0f 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48\n RSP: 002b:00007ffdba393f88 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000139\n RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f64dda564dd\n RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00005575399e2ab2 RDI: 0000000000000001\n RBP: 000055753a91c5e0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000002\n R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00005575399e2ab2\n R13: 000055753a91ceb0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 000055753a923018\n  </TASK>\n Modules linked in: btintel(+) btmtk bluetooth vfat snd_hda_codec_hdmi fat snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic iwlmvm(+) snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl mac80211 snd_sof_intel_hda_common soundwire_intel soundwire_generic_allocation soundwire_cadence soundwire_bus snd_sof_intel_hda snd_sof_pci snd_sof snd_sof_xtensa_dsp snd_soc_hdac_hda snd_hda_ext_core snd_soc_acpi_intel_match snd_soc_acpi snd_soc_core btrfs snd_compress snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_hda_codec raid6_pq iwlwifi snd_hda_core snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore cfg80211 intel_ish_ipc(+) thunderbolt rfkill intel_ishtp ucsi_acpi wmi i2c_hid_acpi i2c_hid evdev\n CR2: 000000000000004f\n ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n\nCheck the debugfs_dir pointer for an error before using it.\n\n[change to make both conditional]","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a6248c0a22352f09ea041665d3bd3e18f6f872c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7de1ed755e1ace30d97a724bad32452ed86b653b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe51975ff13831e794e1bcd0039b305dcad3d7ba"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-48918","score":0.0021,"percentile":0.11176,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). 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