CVE-2022-49417

MEDIUM EPSS 14.6%
Published Feb 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.17  –  <5.17.14
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.18  –  <5.18.3

References 3

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

Remediation

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