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This\nresults in the tx_tstamps field being zero (due to kcalloc allocation), and\nwould result in a NULL pointer dereference when attempting a transmit\ntimestamp on the new ring.","publishedAt":"2025-12-24T10:55:23.918Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T19:23:59.988Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"ea9b847cda647b9849b0b9fa0447e876a1ac62e1","status":"affected","lessThan":"624f03a027f2b18647cc4f1a7a81920a1e4e0201","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ea9b847cda647b9849b0b9fa0447e876a1ac62e1","status":"affected","lessThan":"13180cb88a7be5ee389f65f6ab9f78e46f7722b2","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ea9b847cda647b9849b0b9fa0447e876a1ac62e1","status":"affected","lessThan":"9eb5fff6b0e78819c758892282da5faa915724d0","versionType":"git"},{"version":"ea9b847cda647b9849b0b9fa0447e876a1ac62e1","status":"affected","lessThan":"b3b173745c8cab1e24d6821488b60abed3acb24d","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"5.14","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"5.14","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.75","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.19.17","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.19.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.0.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.0.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624f03a027f2b18647cc4f1a7a81920a1e4e0201","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13180cb88a7be5ee389f65f6ab9f78e46f7722b2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9eb5fff6b0e78819c758892282da5faa915724d0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3b173745c8cab1e24d6821488b60abed3acb24d"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:05:26.763Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50710.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2022-50710","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-12-24T10:55:23.918Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:23:59.988Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-12-24T10:53:15.518Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"ice: set tx_tstamps when creating new Tx rings via ethtool","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nice: set tx_tstamps when creating new Tx rings via ethtool\n\nWhen the user changes the number of queues via ethtool, the driver\nallocates new rings. 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