Local kernel panic via stale JPEG interrupt
Published Dec 24, 2025 · Updated Dec 24, 2025
Denial of service in the Linux kernel imx-jpeg driver allows local users to trigger a kernel panic through NXP JPEG hardware. The driver can process a useless STMBUF_HALF interrupt that arrives during or after interrupt disablement instead of masking it and clearing its pending status. Reachability requires the affected NXP JPEG hardware and local access to its media path; successful triggering interrupts the entire system.
Summary
What happened
Denial of service in the Linux kernel imx-jpeg driver allows local users to trigger a kernel panic through NXP JPEG hardware. The driver can process a useless STMBUF_HALF interrupt that arrives during or after interrupt disablement instead of masking it and clearing its pending status. Reachability requires the affected NXP JPEG hardware and local access to its media path; successful triggering interrupts the entire system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50741
- Published
- Dec 24, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 24, 2025
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <35591c2469953d59abdb16cb7beac834052cdb4f
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ad31bc146f0e4521805695f4f99d8a3c3b2761f6
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <c3720e65c9013a7b2a5dbb63e6bf6d74a35dd894
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f1257fc8fc988bdc4b26277f58bbf7b694b531f0
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