CVE-2022-50877
Published Dec 30, 2025
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: broadcom: bcm4908_enet: update TX stats after actual transmission Queueing packets doesn't guarantee their transmission. Update TX stats after hardware confirms consuming submitted data. This also fixes a possible race and NULL dereference. bcm4908_enet_start_xmit() could try to access skb after freeing it in the bcm4908_enet_poll_tx().
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50877? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: broadcom: bcm4908_enet: update TX stats after actual transmission
Queueing packets doesn't guarantee their transmission. Update TX stats
after hardware confirms consuming submitted data.
This also fixes a possible race and NULL dereference.
bcm4908_enet_start_xmit() could try to access skb after freeing it in
the bcm4908_enet_poll_tx().
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-50877? +
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