Answer in brief
CVE-2022-49084 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in qede: confirm skb is allocated before using. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2022-49084 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in qede: confirm skb is allocated before using. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <9648adb1b3ece55c657d3a4f52bfee663b710dfe || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <034a92c6a81048128fc7b18d278d52438a13902a || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <8928239e5e2e460d95b8a0b89f61671625e7ece0 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <c9bdce2359b5f4986eb38d1e81865b3586cc20d2 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <b2d6b3db9d1cf80908964036dbe1c52a86b1afb1 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <e1fd0c42acfa22bb34d2ab6a111484f466ab8093 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <4e910dbe36508654a896d5735b318c0b88172570 | 9648adb1b3ece55c657d3a4f52bfee663b710dfe, 034a92c6a81048128fc7b18d278d52438a13902a, 8928239e5e2e460d95b8a0b89f61671625e7ece0, c9bdce2359b5f4986eb38d1e81865b3586cc20d2, b2d6b3db9d1cf80908964036dbe1c52a86b1afb1, e1fd0c42acfa22bb34d2ab6a111484f466ab8093, 4e910dbe36508654a896d5735b318c0b88172570 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 26, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: qede: confirm skb is allocated before using qede_build_skb() assumes build_skb() always works and goes straight to skb_reserve(). However, build_skb() can fail under memory pressure. This results in a kernel panic because the skb to reserve is NULL. Add a check in case build_skb() failed to allocate and return NULL. The NULL return is handled correctly in callers to qede_build_skb().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <9648adb1b3ece55c657d3a4f52bfee663b710dfe || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <034a92c6a81048128fc7b18d278d52438a13902a || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <8928239e5e2e460d95b8a0b89f61671625e7ece0 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <c9bdce2359b5f4986eb38d1e81865b3586cc20d2 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <b2d6b3db9d1cf80908964036dbe1c52a86b1afb1 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <e1fd0c42acfa22bb34d2ab6a111484f466ab8093 || >=8a8633978b842c88fbcfe00d4e5dde96048f630e <4e910dbe36508654a896d5735b318c0b88172570 | 9648adb1b3ece55c657d3a4f52bfee663b710dfe, 034a92c6a81048128fc7b18d278d52438a13902a, 8928239e5e2e460d95b8a0b89f61671625e7ece0, c9bdce2359b5f4986eb38d1e81865b3586cc20d2, b2d6b3db9d1cf80908964036dbe1c52a86b1afb1, e1fd0c42acfa22bb34d2ab6a111484f466ab8093, 4e910dbe36508654a896d5735b318c0b88172570 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 26, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: qede: confirm skb is allocated before using qede_build_skb() assumes build_skb() always works and goes straight to skb_reserve(). However, build_skb() can fail under memory pressure. This results in a kernel panic because the skb to reserve is NULL. Add a check in case build_skb() failed to allocate and return NULL. The NULL return is handled correctly in callers to qede_build_skb().
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.