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CVE-2022-49177: hwrng: cavium - fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error

• 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: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwrng: cavium - fix NULL but dereferenced coccicheck error Fix following coccicheck warning: ./drivers/char/hw_random/cavium-rng-vf.c:182:17-20: ERROR: pdev is NULL but dereferenced.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.17.2 — fixed in 5.17.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.17.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e47b12f9415169eceda6770fcf45802e0c8d2a66
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6205ad58a7ac194abfb33897585b38687d797fa

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