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CVE-2022-50784

kernel: wifi: fix potential NULL-ptr deref after clone

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 30, 2025

Updated · July 22, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s iwlwifi mei driver. When the driver attempts to clone a socket bufferand that operation fails, it may erroneously dereference a NULL pointer, leading to a kernel crash or denial of service. An unprivileged local user may be able to trigger this flaw by initiating conditions where skb cloning fails

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

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

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference