# CVE-2022-48770: bpf: Guard against accessing NULL pt\_regs in bpf\_get\_task\_stack()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-20 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Guard against accessing NULL pt_regs in bpf_get_task_stack() task_pt_regs() can return NULL on powerpc for kernel threads. This is then used in __bpf_get_stack() to check for user mode, resulting in a kernel oops. Guard against this by checking return value of task_pt_regs() before trying to obtain the call chain.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6bdc205fd0a83bd365405d4e31fb5905826996
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bcd484587b3b3092e448d27dc369e347e1810c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b82ef4985a6d05e80f604624332430351df7b79a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b992f01e66150fc5e90be4a96f5eb8e634c8249e

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