CVE-2022-49025: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix use-after-free when reverting termination table When having multiple dests with termination tables and second one or afterwards fails the driver reverts usage of term tables but doesn't reset the assignment in attr->dests[num_vport_dests].termtbl which case a use-after-free when releasing the rule. Fix by resetting the assignment of termtbl to null.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.3, before 5.4.226 (fixed in 5.4.226); from 5.5, before 5.10.158 (fixed in 5.10.158); from 5.11, before 5.15.82 (fixed in 5.15.82); from 5.16, before 6.0.12 (fixed in 6.0.12); version 6.1 only

Published 2024-10-21. Last modified 2026-08-04.