7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-49479
"Mt76 Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: fix tx status related use-after-free race on station removal There is a small race window where ongoing tx activity can lead to a skb getting added to the status tracking idr after that idr has already been cleaned up, which will keep the wcid linked in the status poll list. Fix this by only adding status skbs if the wcid pointer is still assigned in dev->wcid, which gets cleared early by mt76_sta_pre_rcu_remove

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2025, 7:01 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 24, 2025, 7:59 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddd426d72aca4054045a9bd3b80a4ce1d398f11f Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7f9f894cfd0b2e471206409a529af4a26ddd55 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfe1b5e162bf473c1d47760962cec8523c00466 Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.17.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.18 up to (excluding) 5.18.3
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddd426d72aca4054045a9bd3b80a4ce1d398f11f Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7f9f894cfd0b2e471206409a529af4a26ddd55 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfe1b5e162bf473c1d47760962cec8523c00466 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-416
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Feb. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mt76: fix tx status related use-after-free race on station removal There is a small race window where ongoing tx activity can lead to a skb getting added to the status tracking idr after that idr has already been cleaned up, which will keep the wcid linked in the status poll list. Fix this by only adding status skbs if the wcid pointer is still assigned in dev->wcid, which gets cleared early by mt76_sta_pre_rcu_remove
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddd426d72aca4054045a9bd3b80a4ce1d398f11f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7f9f894cfd0b2e471206409a529af4a26ddd55
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfe1b5e162bf473c1d47760962cec8523c00466
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