CVE-2022-49472

low-risk
Published 2025-02-26

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: micrel: Allow probing without .driver_data Currently, if the .probe element is present in the phy_driver structure and the .driver_data is not, a NULL pointer dereference happens. Allow passing .probe without .driver_data by inserting NULL checks for priv->type.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143878e18001c5a61fcc7ae5c5240323753bb641
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5fbfc2a6f384e3195446c14bbd3bc298eb88c2
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660dfa033ccc9afb032015b6dc76e846bba42cfb
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dcb404662839a4ed1a9703658fee979eb894ca4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e720b32cba25fa58eaa4c88fe957009cffe9f3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb5594ae2ba7b82cce85917cc6337ec5d774837
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd219273b4e004a3f853da72e111fc8f81357501
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2ef6f7539c68c6bd6c32323d8845ee102b7c450
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal