MediumFix available
net: phy: micrel: Allow probing without .driver_data
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.4.198
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49472
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 08:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
net: phy: micrel: Allow probing without .driver_data
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Feb 2025, 02:13 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2022-49472
Kernel
Fixed versions: 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.121, 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3
Complete source record
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