CVE-2022-49177

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: cavium - fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error Fix following coccicheck warning: ./drivers/char/hw_random/cavium-rng-vf.c:182:17-20: ERROR: pdev is NULL but dereferenced.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.4%
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 (14)
linux/Kernel 5.17.0 - 5.17.2linux
Linux/Linux < 5.17
Linux/Linux 5.10.110 - 5.11
Linux/Linux 5.15.33 - 5.16
Linux/Linux 5.16.19 - 5.17
Linux/Linux 5.17
Linux/Linux 5.17.2 - 5.17.*
Linux/Linux 5.18
Linux/Linux 680efb33546be8960ccbb2f4e0e43034d9c93b30 - e47b12f9415169eceda6770fcf45802e0c8d2a66
Linux/Linux 680efb33546be8960ccbb2f4e0e43034d9c93b30 - e6205ad58a7ac194abfb33897585b38687d797fa
... and 4 more
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026