Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. _rtw_init_xmit_priv in drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c lacks check of the return value of rtw_alloc_hwxmits() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Published: 2022-12-14
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42537 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. _rtw_init_xmit_priv in drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c lacks check of the return value of rtw_alloc_hwxmits() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
History

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-22T14:12:32.598Z

Reserved: 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-3110

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:00:10.701Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-14T21:15:12.257

Modified: 2025-04-22T14:15:19.660

Link: CVE-2022-3110

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-12-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-3110 - Bugzilla

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