CVE-2022-49472
net: phy: micrel: Allow probing without .driver_data
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: Allow probing without .driver_data Currently, if the .probe element is present in the phy_driver structure and the .driver_data is not, a NULL pointer dereference happens. Allow passing .probe without .driver_data by inserting NULL checks for priv->type.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
Published
- 15 months later
· 15 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 79% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < 7dcb404662839a4ed1a9703658fee979eb894ca4
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < 91e720b32cba25fa58eaa4c88fe957009cffe9f3
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < 1e5fbfc2a6f384e3195446c14bbd3bc298eb88c2
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < abb5594ae2ba7b82cce85917cc6337ec5d774837
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < 660dfa033ccc9afb032015b6dc76e846bba42cfb
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < 143878e18001c5a61fcc7ae5c5240323753bb641
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < bd219273b4e004a3f853da72e111fc8f81357501
- affected e6a423a81da0eb3da755428f4d2df5a9ba13030f – < f2ef6f7539c68c6bd6c32323d8845ee102b7c450
- affected 3.19
- unaffected < 3.19
- unaffected 4.14.283 – ≤ 4.14.*
- unaffected 4.19.247 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.198 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.121 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.46 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 5.17.14 – ≤ 5.17.*
- unaffected 5.18.3 – ≤ 5.18.*
- unaffected 5.19 – ≤ *
References (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dcb404662839a4ed1a9703658fee979eb894ca4 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e720b32cba25fa58eaa4c88fe957009cffe9f3 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5fbfc2a6f384e3195446c14bbd3bc298eb88c2 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb5594ae2ba7b82cce85917cc6337ec5d774837 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660dfa033ccc9afb032015b6dc76e846bba42cfb (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143878e18001c5a61fcc7ae5c5240323753bb641 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd219273b4e004a3f853da72e111fc8f81357501 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2ef6f7539c68c6bd6c32323d8845ee102b7c450 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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