CVE-2022-49009

Kernel crash via unchecked sensor allocation

Published Oct 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

NULL-pointer dereference in Linux hwmon asus-ec-sensors 5.18 before 6.0.12 allows local users to crash the kernel when allocation fails. The asus_ec_probe function failed to check two devm_kcalloc results before fill_ec_registers dereferenced the allocated arrays. Reachability requires local low-privileged access, supported ASUS hardware, the sensor driver, and an allocation failure; the bounded consequence is a kernel crash.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL-pointer dereference in Linux hwmon asus-ec-sensors 5.18 before 6.0.12 allows local users to crash the kernel when allocation fails. The asus_ec_probe function failed to check two devm_kcalloc results before fill_ec_registers dereferenced the allocated arrays. Reachability requires local low-privileged access, supported ASUS hardware, the sensor driver, and an allocation failure; the bounded consequence is a kernel crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-49009
Published
Oct 21, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.18
  2. Affected versionversion=d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668 <9bdc112be727cf1ba65be79541147f960c3349d8
  3. Affected versionversion=d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668 <a41ec58ac352fd176d5808af847663dc890f6053

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=5.18; version=d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668 <9bdc112be727cf1ba65be79541147f960c3349d8; version=d0ddfd241e5719d696bc0b081e260db69d368668 <a41ec58ac352fd176d5808af847663dc890f6053

Published CVSS scores

5.5UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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