{"cve":"CVE-2022-49472","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:23.423","modified":"2026-06-17T05:18:09.123","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: phy: micrel: Allow probing without .driver_data\n\nCurrently, if the .probe element is present in the phy_driver structure\nand the .driver_data is not, a NULL pointer dereference happens.\n\nAllow passing .probe without .driver_data by inserting NULL checks\nfor priv->type.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143878e18001c5a61fcc7ae5c5240323753bb641","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5fbfc2a6f384e3195446c14bbd3bc298eb88c2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660dfa033ccc9afb032015b6dc76e846bba42cfb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dcb404662839a4ed1a9703658fee979eb894ca4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e720b32cba25fa58eaa4c88fe957009cffe9f3"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49472","score":0.00284,"percentile":0.20993,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}