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CVE-2022-50784: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref after clone

• Severity: unknown
• 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: 2025-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref after clone If cloning the SKB fails, don't try to use it, but rather return as if we should pass it. Coverity CID: 1503456

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.17 — fixed in 6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0183b7c49cfdda91284505cbcdc7feecde48cbb9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8e25073f3dab93554ee3d5b264f7c013ebd92a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3df49dda431f7ae4132a9a0ac25a5134c04e812

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