In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: lan966x: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in lan966x_stats_init()

lan966x_stats_init() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not
checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may
happen:

lan966x_stats_init()
create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, lan966x->stats_queue is NULL
queue_delayed_work()
queue_delayed_work_on()
__queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue
__queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref

Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-12961 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan966x: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in lan966x_stats_init() lan966x_stats_init() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen: lan966x_stats_init() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, lan966x->stats_queue is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 01 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan966x: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in lan966x_stats_init() lan966x_stats_init() calls create_singlethread_workqueue() and not checked the ret value, which may return NULL. And a null-ptr-deref may happen: lan966x_stats_init() create_singlethread_workqueue() # failed, lan966x->stats_queue is NULL queue_delayed_work() queue_delayed_work_on() __queue_delayed_work() # warning here, but continue __queue_work() # access wq->flags, null-ptr-deref Check the ret value and return -ENOMEM if it is NULL.
Title net: lan966x: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in lan966x_stats_init()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T08:45:43.623Z

Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.225Z

Link: CVE-2022-49805

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:03.817

Modified: 2025-11-07T19:20:17.787

Link: CVE-2022-49805

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-49805 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:45:09Z