CVE-2022-49934
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx() ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx() ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls cfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req. Since scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in __ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's POV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section before we call cfg80211_scan_done().
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4abc8c07a065ecf771827bde3c63fbbe4aa0c08bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d20c6f932f2758078d0454729129c894fe353e7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60deb9f10eec5c6a20252ed36238b55d8b614a2cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb181a64fdabf10be9e54de728876667da20255Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a07732fbb0934d14827d8f09b9aa6a49ee1aa9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad48cbf8b07f10c1e4a7a262b32a9179ae9dd2dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0445feb80a4d0854898118fa01073701f8d356bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0ff39448cea654843744c72c6780293c5082cb1Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.