CVE-2022-49417

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref If SKB allocation fails, continue rather than using the NULL pointer. Coverity CID: 1497650

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/29b81de94d62b5e2704bb5106b3e701ca8d7c7a4	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8d06fd3a02919100b28f927bcb76481ec0a0e3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78488a64aea94a3336ee97f345c1496e9bc5ebdf	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-02-26 07:01

Updated : 2025-09-22 20:01

NVD link : CVE-2022-49417

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49417

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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