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CVE-2022-48886: ice: Add check for kzalloc

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Add check for kzalloc Add the check for the return value of kzalloc in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference. Moreover, use the goto-label to share the clean code.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.0 before 6.1.7; 6.2-rc1, 6.2-rc2, 6.2-rc3 — fixed in 6.1.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40543b3d9d2c13227ecd3aa90a713c201d1d7f09
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96a9873188552ebb2afe76033d7329a5ecabef6e

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