Bug 2420234 (CVE-2022-50651) - CVE-2022-50651 kernel: ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump
Summary: CVE-2022-50651 kernel: ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-50651
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-12-09 01:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-12-17 03:59 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-09 01:02:16 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump

The similar fix as commit 46cdedf2a0fa ("ethtool: pse-pd: fix null-deref on
genl_info in dump") is also needed for ethtool eeprom.
Comment 1 Alexander B 2025-12-10 08:46:23 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025120937-CVE-2022-50651-d950@gregkh/T
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