net: sparx5: switchdev: fix possible NULL pointer dereference
As the possible failure of the allocation, devm_kzalloc() may return NULL
pointer.
Therefore, it should be better to check the 'db' in order to prevent
the dereference of NULL pointer.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-55042 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sparx5: switchdev: fix possible NULL pointer dereference As the possible failure of the allocation, devm_kzalloc() may return NULL pointer. Therefore, it should be better to check the 'db' in order to prevent the dereference of NULL pointer. |
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:45:00 +0000
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sparx5: switchdev: fix possible NULL pointer dereference As the possible failure of the allocation, devm_kzalloc() may return NULL pointer. Therefore, it should be better to check the 'db' in order to prevent the dereference of NULL pointer. | |
| Title | net: sparx5: switchdev: fix possible NULL pointer dereference | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T18:54:44.476Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T01:49:39.284Z
Link: CVE-2022-49184
Updated: 2025-10-01T16:08:31.724Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-02-26T07:00:55.520
Modified: 2025-10-01T20:15:53.250
Link: CVE-2022-49184
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