CVE-2022-49692 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's at803x PHY driver, affecting the AR9331, QCA8081, and QCA9561 PHYs. This flaw occurs during the PHY interrupt configuration if the private data structure is not properly allocated. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high availability impact (system crash). There is no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.18, < 5.18.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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