CVE-2022-49806

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.14-5.15.80, 5.16-6.0.10 - NULL Pointer Dereference in sparx_stats_init() and sparx5_start()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: microchip: sparx5: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in sparx_stats_init() and sparx5_start() sparx_stats_init() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen: sparx_stats_init() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, sparx5->stats_queue is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL. So as sparx5_start().

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 5.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel 5.14.0 - 5.15.80linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.10linux
Linux/Linux < 5.14
Linux/Linux 5.14
Linux/Linux 5.15.80 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 6.0.10 - 6.0.*
Linux/Linux 6.1
Linux/Linux b37a1bae742f92cc9b1f777d54e04ee3d86bbfc2 - 456327e565dc49d18b2f595f39f47df8a36f1057
Linux/Linux b37a1bae742f92cc9b1f777d54e04ee3d86bbfc2 - 639f5d006e36bb303f525d9479448c412b720c39
Linux/Linux b37a1bae742f92cc9b1f777d54e04ee3d86bbfc2 - 80e590aeb132887102c3fa79d99b338f099dc952
... and 2 more
Published May 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026