# CVE-2022-50651: ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl\_info in dump

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: eeprom: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump The similar fix as commit 46cdedf2a0fa ("ethtool: pse-pd: fix null-deref on genl_info in dump") is also needed for ethtool eeprom.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/138a13d8f5c81266032af680f63069387f2748da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e3be98592a12511d4e78a9a67aaff3e6ca4980c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d9effca9d7d7cf6341182a7c5cabcbd6fa28063

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