CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-32663

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Feb 06, 2023 | Modified: Feb 14, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In Wi-Fi driver, there is a possible system crash due to null pointer dereference. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: GN20220720014; Issue ID: GN20220720014.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mt5221_firmware Mediatek 7.6.6.1 (including) 7.6.6.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References