CVE-2022-48876

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mac80211 wireless subsystem. This vulnerability allows a local user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the operating system. Certain code paths fail to properly initialize internal link tracking structures during wireless frame processing, triggering a NULL pointer dereference (an invalid memory access).

Following issue marked as moderate with "not affected" for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as it is not vulnerable to this CVE. This is because the CVE does not impact the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in Red Hat's distributions. Additionally, some RHEL versions may be marked as "will not fix" due to the minimal impact of the issue, and no fix will be provided.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.