CVE-2022-50651 json
ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump
published 2025-12-09 11 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-55705
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.15.77, 6.0.7, 6.1
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.0.7-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50651
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-60.66
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1030.34
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1029.36
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1027.32
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1025.28
- linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1028.33
- linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1033.40
- linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1015.19
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50651
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2022-50651 updated cvss 5.7
kernel: ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 moreaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-50651
- NVD CVE-2022-50651
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