SB20250226424 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel intel igc driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226424
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49605)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_regs.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16cb6717f4f42487ef10583eb8bc98e7d1e33d65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70965b6e5c03aa70cc754af1226b9f9cde0c4bf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77836dbe35382aaf8108489060c5c89530c77494
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1ddcee5311f3315096217881d2dbe47cc683f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75b73081f1ec169518773626c2ff3950476660b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.58