# CVE-2022-48773: xprtrdma: fix pointer derefs in error cases of rpcrdma\_ep\_create

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xprtrdma: fix pointer derefs in error cases of rpcrdma_ep_create If there are failures then we must not leave the non-NULL pointers with the error value, otherwise `rpcrdma_ep_destroy` gets confused and tries free them, resulting in an Oops.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e7433fb95ccc01629a5edaa4ced0cd8c98d0ae0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9921c866dc369577c3ebb9adf2383b01b58c18de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2526d4d8b209dc5ac1fbeb468149774888b2a141
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9c10b5b3b67b3750a10c8b089b2e05f5e176e33

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