CVE-2022-49544

ipw2x00: Fix potential NULL dereference in libipw_xmit()

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:13 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:18 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipw2x00: Fix potential NULL dereference in libipw_xmit() crypt and crypt->ops could be null, so we need to checking null before dereference

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 4.9.3182.6.15 ≤ v < 4.14.2832.6.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2472.6.15 ≤ v < 4.9.3182.6.15 ≤ v < 5.10.1212.6.15 ≤ v < 5.15.462.6.15 ≤ v < 5.17.142.6.15 ≤ v < 5.18.32.6.15 ≤ v < 5.192.6.15 ≤ v < 5.4.1984.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2834.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2474.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1985.11 ≤ v < 5.15.465.16 ≤ v < 5.17.145.18 ≤ v < 5.18.35.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1212.6.15f1bf6638af9e9bbbb6fb0b769054fb7db1ae652f

Vendor states this is fixed in 167affc11781d7d35c4c3a7630a549ac74dd0b21 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 1ff6b0727c8988f25eeb670b6c038c1120bb58dd (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 48d4a820fd33f012e5f63735a59d15b5a3882882 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 528d2023ccf4748fd542582955236c1634a7d293 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5f7ea274e88c0eeffe6bd6dbf6cf5c479d356af6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8fb1b9beb085bb767ae43e441db5ac6fcd66a04d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 98d1dc32f890642476dbb78ed3437a456bf421b0 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b4628e0d3754ab2fc98ee6e3d21851ba45798077 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e8366bbabe1d207cf7c5b11ae50e223ae6fc278b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.15 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.283 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.247 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.318 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.121 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.46 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.14 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.198 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references