CVE-2022-49184
"Avoid NULL Pointer Dereference in Sparx5 Switchdev"
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 17, 2025, 6:56 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.17 up to (excluding) 5.17.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.19 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 5.15.33 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0906f3a3df07835e37077d8971aac65347f2ed57 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b375ea083fa649092cd016ac1f89a2d1fd8f8e8b Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c346791877e6ce923bb21e34b30c6f99326aa5a8 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e1fff76c4c57688dc7d53a3b6212182d5628d0 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0906f3a3df07835e37077d8971aac65347f2ed57 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b375ea083fa649092cd016ac1f89a2d1fd8f8e8b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c346791877e6ce923bb21e34b30c6f99326aa5a8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e1fff76c4c57688dc7d53a3b6212182d5628d0
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