CVE-2022-49805: net: lan966x: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in lan966x_stats_init()

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: 2025-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan966x: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in lan966x_stats_init() lan966x_stats_init() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen: lan966x_stats_init() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, lan966x->stats_queue is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.17 before 6.0.10; 6.1-rc1, 6.1-rc2, 6.1-rc3, 6.1-rc4, 6.1-rc5 — fixed in 6.0.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.0.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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