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CVE-2022-50784

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

N/A
Published: December 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.17 ≤ v < 6.0.165.17 ≤ v < 6.1.25.17 ≤ v < 6.22da4366f9e2c44afedec4acad65a99a3c7da1a355.17
Vendor states this is fixed in 0183b7c49cfdda91284505cbcdc7feecde48cbb9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8b8e25073f3dab93554ee3d5b264f7c013ebd92a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d3df49dda431f7ae4132a9a0ac25a5134c04e812 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0183b7c49cfdda91284505cbcdc7feecde48cbb9
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8e25073f3dab93554ee3d5b264f7c013ebd92a
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3df49dda431f7ae4132a9a0ac25a5134c04e812

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