# CVE-2022-49417: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iwlwifi: mei: fix potential NULL-ptr deref If SKB allocation fails, continue rather than using the NULL pointer. Coverity CID: 1497650

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b81de94d62b5e2704bb5106b3e701ca8d7c7a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d8d06fd3a02919100b28f927bcb76481ec0a0e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78488a64aea94a3336ee97f345c1496e9bc5ebdf

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