#VU120484 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50710
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120484
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50710
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ice_set_ringparam() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13180cb88a7be5ee389f65f6ab9f78e46f7722b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624f03a027f2b18647cc4f1a7a81920a1e4e0201
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eb5fff6b0e78819c758892282da5faa915724d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3b173745c8cab1e24d6821488b60abed3acb24d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.75
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1