VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 17th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0906f3a3df07835e37077d8971aac65347f2ed57Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b375ea083fa649092cd016ac1f89a2d1fd8f8e8bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c346791877e6ce923bb21e34b30c6f99326aa5a8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7e1fff76c4c57688dc7d53a3b6212182d5628d0Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.