CVE-2022-50054

kernel: iavf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in iavf_get_link_ksettings

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 18, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the iavf module in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference can be triggered due to improper error management, resulting in a denial of service.

Statement

This issue has been fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6, 8.7, 9.1 and 9.2 via RHSA-2022:7110 [1], RHSA-2022:7683 [2], RHSA-2023:0334 [3] and RHSA-2023:2458 [4], respectively.

[1]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7110

[2]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7683

[3]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0334

[4]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference