CVE-2022-49417 iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref
A NULL pointer dereference in the iwlwifi MEI driver can cause a system crash if socket buffer allocation fails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-49417?
CVE-2022-49417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49417?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49417?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-49417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49417, GHSA-ff6p-vv4f-9933, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49417.