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CVE-2022-49544
ipw2x00: Fix potential NULL dereference in libipw_xmit()
Medium5.5EPSS 0.26%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipw2x00: Fix potential NULL dereference in libipw_xmit() crypt and crypt->ops could be null, so we need to checking null before dereference
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)
- 0.26% · top 82% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 1ff6b0727c8988f25eeb670b6c038c1120bb58dd
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < b4628e0d3754ab2fc98ee6e3d21851ba45798077
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 167affc11781d7d35c4c3a7630a549ac74dd0b21
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 8fb1b9beb085bb767ae43e441db5ac6fcd66a04d
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 98d1dc32f890642476dbb78ed3437a456bf421b0
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 48d4a820fd33f012e5f63735a59d15b5a3882882
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 5f7ea274e88c0eeffe6bd6dbf6cf5c479d356af6
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < 528d2023ccf4748fd542582955236c1634a7d293
- affected f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f – < e8366bbabe1d207cf7c5b11ae50e223ae6fc278b
- affected 2.6.15
- unaffected < 2.6.15
- unaffected 4.9.318 – ≤ 4.9.*
- 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 (9)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff6b0727c8988f25eeb670b6c038c1120bb58dd (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4628e0d3754ab2fc98ee6e3d21851ba45798077 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/167affc11781d7d35c4c3a7630a549ac74dd0b21 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb1b9beb085bb767ae43e441db5ac6fcd66a04d (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d1dc32f890642476dbb78ed3437a456bf421b0 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48d4a820fd33f012e5f63735a59d15b5a3882882 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f7ea274e88c0eeffe6bd6dbf6cf5c479d356af6 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528d2023ccf4748fd542582955236c1634a7d293 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8366bbabe1d207cf7c5b11ae50e223ae6fc278b (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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