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CVE-2022-49417: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref If SKB allocation fails, continue rather than using the NULL pointer. Coverity CID: 1497650

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.17 before 5.17.14; from 5.18 before 5.18.3 — fixed in 5.17.14, 5.18.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.17.14, 5.18.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b81de94d62b5e2704bb5106b3e701ca8d7c7a4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8d06fd3a02919100b28f927bcb76481ec0a0e3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78488a64aea94a3336ee97f345c1496e9bc5ebdf

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