CVE-2022-49184

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sparx5: switchdev: fix possible NULL pointer dereference As the possible failure of the allocation, devm_kzalloc() may return NULL pointer. Therefore, it should be better to check the 'db' in order to prevent the dereference of NULL pointer.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0906f3a3df07835e37077d8971aac65347f2ed57	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b375ea083fa649092cd016ac1f89a2d1fd8f8e8b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c346791877e6ce923bb21e34b30c6f99326aa5a8	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e1fff76c4c57688dc7d53a3b6212182d5628d0	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:00

Updated : 2025-10-01 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-49184

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49184

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49184

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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