CVE-2022-49134

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum: Guard against invalid local ports When processing events generated by the device's firmware, the driver protects itself from events reported for non-existent local ports, but not for the CPU port (local port 0), which exists, but does not have all the fields as any local port. This can result in a NULL pointer dereference when trying access 'struct mlxsw_sp_port' fields which are not initialized for CPU port. Commit 63b08b1f6834 ("mlxsw: spectrum: Protect driver from buggy firmware") already handled such issue by bailing early when processing a PUDE event reported for the CPU port. Generalize the approach by moving the check to a common function and making use of it in all relevant places.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 11.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 5.4.0 - 5.17.3linux
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 28b1987ef5064dd5c43538ba1168ef7b801f3cad - 4cad27ba2e5a5843a7fab5aa30de2b8e8c3db3a8
Linux/Linux 28b1987ef5064dd5c43538ba1168ef7b801f3cad - bcdfd615f83b4bd04678109bf18022d1476e4bbf
Linux/Linux 5.17.3 - 5.17.*
Linux/Linux 5.18
Linux/Linux 5.4
linux/linux_kernel < 5.17.3
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026