CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-42879

Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Nov 14, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

NULL pointer dereference in some Intel(R) Arc(TM) Control software before version 1.73.5335.2 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness

Catching NullPointerException should not be used as an alternative to programmatic checks to prevent dereferencing a null pointer.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Graphics_driver Intel * 31.0.101.4255 (excluding)

Extended Description

Programmers typically catch NullPointerException under three circumstances:

Of these three circumstances, only the last is acceptable.

Potential Mitigations

References