CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49516

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the Intel ice network driver's ice_get_vf_vsi function can return NULL in some cases, and many places did not check the pointer validity, potentially leading to NULL dereference. The fix adds checks for the return value everywhere.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a system crash (kernel panic) during VF operations, especially during resets.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update that includes the fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: always check VF VSI pointer values The ice_get_vf_vsi function can return NULL in some cases, such as if handling messages during a reset where the VSI is being removed and recreated. Several places throughout the driver do not bother to check whether this VSI pointer is valid. Static analysis tools maybe report issues because they detect paths where a potentially NULL pointer could be dereferenced. Fix this by checking the return value of ice_get_vf_vsi everywhere.

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