{"id":"CVE-2022-49046","title":"i2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name()\n\nIf dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return\nvalue of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-pt…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < 2e539b17d4cbe5fb8b5152dd9a6e4a8828f97db2","Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < 2f345bb14ad4744950499ff222e2899209297afa","Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < c74d77a2d07744147d734138acd6ce9dba715e5d","Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < 993eb48fa199b5f476df8204e652eff63dd19361","Linux 1c1b4327970c79c1a2d0c3becfc12b9696177c55","Linux c0d34399045609eda76882fa6d01fdfaf5b20d38","Linux f1f3b4150baf7c3aa6b4e6b81b8ff1909996d507","Linux a612c4ece2eb757011ae88a8410b48e523220b8d","Linux 1bed86cfe5cb4529d036a14980d379aee8539982","Linux 8a231148135d2d08a3ef721d438cd468ea4209d2","Linux >= 4.4.225 < 4.5","Linux >= 4.9.225 < 4.10","Linux >= 4.14.182 < 4.15","Linux >= 4.19.125 < 4.20","Linux >= 5.4.43 < 5.5","Linux >= 5.6.15 < 5.7","Linux 5.7"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T19:42:37.124236Z"},"published":"2025-02-26","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T19:49:35.657Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49046","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e539b17d4cbe5fb8b5152dd9a6e4a8828f97db2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f345bb14ad4744950499ff222e2899209297afa"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c74d77a2d07744147d734138acd6ce9dba715e5d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/993eb48fa199b5f476df8204e652eff63dd19361"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00264,"epssPercentile":0.18465,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.562Z","slug":"CVE-2022-49046","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ni2c: dev: check return value when calling dev_set_name()\n\nIf dev_set_name() fails, the dev_name() is null, check the return\nvalue of dev_set_name() to avoid the null-ptr-deref.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < 2e539b17d4cbe5fb8b5152dd9a6e4a8828f97db2`\n- `Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < 2f345bb14ad4744950499ff222e2899209297afa`\n- `Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < c74d77a2d07744147d734138acd6ce9dba715e5d`\n- `Linux >= 1413ef638abae4ab5621901cf4d8ef08a4a48ba6 < 993eb48fa199b5f476df8204e652eff63dd19361`\n- `Linux 1c1b4327970c79c1a2d0c3becfc12b9696177c55`\n- `Linux c0d34399045609eda76882fa6d01fdfaf5b20d38`\n- `Linux f1f3b4150baf7c3aa6b4e6b81b8ff1909996d507`\n- `Linux a612c4ece2eb757011ae88a8410b48e523220b8d`\n- `Linux 1bed86cfe5cb4529d036a14980d379aee8539982`\n- `Linux 8a231148135d2d08a3ef721d438cd468ea4209d2`\n- `Linux >= 4.4.225 < 4.5`\n- `Linux >= 4.9.225 < 4.10`\n- `Linux >= 4.14.182 < 4.15`\n- `Linux >= 4.19.125 < 4.20`\n- `Linux >= 5.4.43 < 5.5`\n- `Linux >= 5.6.15 < 5.7`\n- `Linux 5.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}