Bug 2426259 (CVE-2022-50784) - CVE-2022-50784 kernel: wifi: fix potential NULL-ptr deref after clone
Summary: CVE-2022-50784 kernel: wifi: fix potential NULL-ptr deref after clone
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-50784
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-12-30 13:20 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-12-31 10:55 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-30 13:20:00 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref after clone

If cloning the SKB fails, don't try to use it, but rather return
as if we should pass it.

Coverity CID: 1503456
Comment 1 Alexander B 2025-12-30 21:18:22 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123026-CVE-2022-50784-ee54@gregkh/T
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