#VU120803 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50784
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120803
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-2022-50784
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 iwl_mei_rx_filter() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mei/net.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0183b7c49cfdda91284505cbcdc7feecde48cbb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8e25073f3dab93554ee3d5b264f7c013ebd92a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3df49dda431f7ae4132a9a0ac25a5134c04e812
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2