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CVE-2022-49544 Detail

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


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/167affc11781d7d35c4c3a7630a549ac74dd0b21 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff6b0727c8988f25eeb670b6c038c1120bb58dd Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48d4a820fd33f012e5f63735a59d15b5a3882882 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/528d2023ccf4748fd542582955236c1634a7d293 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f7ea274e88c0eeffe6bd6dbf6cf5c479d356af6 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb1b9beb085bb767ae43e441db5ac6fcd66a04d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d1dc32f890642476dbb78ed3437a456bf421b0 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4628e0d3754ab2fc98ee6e3d21851ba45798077 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8366bbabe1d207cf7c5b11ae50e223ae6fc278b Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-49544
NVD Published Date:
02/26/2025
NVD Last Modified:
03/10/2025
Source:
kernel.org