#VU104606 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49605
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104606
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49605
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_regs.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16cb6717f4f42487ef10583eb8bc98e7d1e33d65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70965b6e5c03aa70cc754af1226b9f9cde0c4bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77836dbe35382aaf8108489060c5c89530c77494
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1ddcee5311f3315096217881d2dbe47cc683f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75b73081f1ec169518773626c2ff3950476660b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.58