CVE-2022-41858 (GCVE-0-2022-41858)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-07 16:46
VLAI
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-07 16:46 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Linux kernel Affected: unknown
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