CVE-2022-41858 is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) network driver. The flaw occurs in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c while SLIP driver detachment is in progress.
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Linux kernel SLIP driver NULL-pointer dereference allowing denial of service or kernel-information disclosure.
Linux kernel SLIP driver NULL-pointer dereference that can cause denial of service or disclose internal kernel information.
Linux kernel SLIP driver NULL-pointer dereference in sl_tx_timeout.
A NULL-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel SLIP networking driver sl_tx_timeout function.
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