{"cve":"CVE-2022-49940","nvd":{"published":"2025-06-18T11:15:20.917","modified":"2026-06-17T05:19:34.990","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntty: n_gsm: add sanity check for gsm->receive in gsm_receive_buf()\n\nA null pointer dereference can happen when attempting to access the\n\"gsm->receive()\" function in gsmld_receive_buf(). Currently, the code\nassumes that gsm->recieve is only called after MUX activation.\nSince the gsmld_receive_buf() function can be accessed without the need to\ninitialize the MUX, the gsm->receive() function will not be set and a\nNULL pointer dereference will occur.\n\nFix this by avoiding the call to \"gsm->receive()\" in case the function is\nnot initialized by adding a sanity check.\n\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n gsmld_receive_buf+0x1c2/0x2f0 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c:2861\n tiocsti drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2293 [inline]\n tty_ioctl+0xa75/0x15d0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2692\n vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]\n __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:856 [inline]\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0x193/0x200 fs/ioctl.c:856\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd","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/309aea4b6b813f6678c3a547cfd7fe3a76ffa976","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a82cf64f8ad63caf6bf115642ce44ddbc64311e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5aa37f9510345a812c0998bcbbc4d88d1dcc4d8b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f16c6d2e58a4c2b972efcf9eb12390ee0ba3befb"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:03:23.287444849+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49940","score":0.00231,"percentile":0.14059,"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). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}