Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. _rtw_init_xmit_priv in drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c lacks check of the return value of rtw_alloc_hwxmits() and will cause the null pointer dereference.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Kernel | Linux 5.16-rc6 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153055Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=f94b47c6bde624d6c07f43054087607c52054a95Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153055Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?h=v5.19-rc2&id=f94b47c6bde624d6c07f43054087607c52054a95Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified