linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix macsec possible null dereference...
CVE-2022-48882 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48882, released August 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Fix macsec possible null dereference when updating MAC security entity (SecY) Upon updating MAC security entity (SecY) in hw offload path, the macsec security association (SA) initialization routine is called. In case of extended packet number (epn) is enabled the salt and ssci attributes are retrieved using the MACsec driver rx_sa context which is unavailable when updating a SecY property such as encoding-sa hence the null dereference. Fix by using the provided SA to set those attributes.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48882 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48882 | Aug 21, 2024 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48882 | Aug 21, 2024 |
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