A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.109/5.15.32/5.16.18/5.17.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function __free_page of the component watch_queue_set_size. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-49257. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.