# CVE-2022-1249: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms\_set\_pw\_data() function of the cms\_common.c file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-29 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a pesign: pesign 115

## Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in pesign's cms_set_pw_data() function of the cms_common.c file. The function fails to handle the NULL pwdata invocation from daemon.c, which leads to an explicit NULL dereference and crash on all attempts to daemonize pesign.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a pesign, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2065771

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