CVE-2022-50169
Linux Kernel Wil6210 Debugfs Information Disclosure
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wil6210: debugfs: fix info leak in wil_write_file_wmi() The simple_write_to_buffer() function will succeed if even a single byte is initialized. However, we need to initialize the whole buffer to prevent information leaks. Just use memdup_user().
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Published Date :
June 18, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 18, 2025, 1:47 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wil6210: debugfs: fix info leak in wil_write_file_wmi() The simple_write_to_buffer() function will succeed if even a single byte is initialized. However, we need to initialize the whole buffer to prevent information leaks. Just use memdup_user(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ceda14ef7c73104e709c414c3680d8a59f51d4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/074e865b37da55aa87baa16d68b96896f85f8adb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4615458db7793fadc6d546ac3564b36819e77a22 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c9983425167ec5073c628d83a6875760d18059 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67470920cd3f3cb38699b1ad23234f96bead4d21 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789edc1af9c1a2293956e8534bfef3d18d629de9 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4836560a6198d245d5732e26f94898b12eb760 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1216e699a1ce83ea005510844bd7508d34c6cef