🛡️ CVE-2022-49328 — kernel

🟠 CVSS 8.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
8.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

mt76: fix use-after-free by removing a non-RCU wcid pointer

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mt76: fix use-after-free by removing a non-RCU wcid pointer

Fixes an issue caught by KASAN about use-after-free in mt76_txq_schedule

by protecting mtxq->wcid with rcu_lock between mt76_txq_schedule and

sta_info_[alloc, free].

[18853.876689] ==================================================================

[18853.876751] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in mt76_txq_schedule+0x204/0xaf8 [mt76]

[18853.876773] Read of size 8 at addr ffffffaf989a2138 by task mt76-tx phy0/883

[18853.876786]

[18853.876810] CPU: 5 PID: 883 Comm: mt76-tx phy0 Not tainted 5.10.100-fix-510-56778d365941-kasan #5 0b01fbbcf41a530f52043508fec2e31a4215

[18853.876840] Call trace:

[18853.876861] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x3ec

[18853.876878] show_stack+0x20/0x2c

[18853.876899] dump_stack+0x11c/0x1ac

[18853.876918] print_address_description+0x74/0x514

[18853.876934] kasan_report+0x134/0x174

[18853.876948] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x44/0x50

[18853.876976] mt76_txq_schedule+0x204/0xaf8 [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]

[18853.877002] mt76_txq_schedule_all+0x2c/0x48 [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]

[18853.877030] mt7921_tx_worker+0xa0/0x1cc [mt7921_common f0875ebac9d7b4754e1010549e7db50fbd90a047]

[18853.877054] __mt76_worker_fn+0x190/0x22c [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]

[18853.877071] kthread+0x2f8/0x3b8

[18853.877087] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30

[18853.877098]

[18853.877112] Allocated by task 941:

[18853.877131] kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68

[18853.877147] __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xfc

[18853.877163] kasan_kmalloc+0x10/0x1c

[18853.877177] __kmalloc+0x264/0x3c4

[18853.877294] sta_info_alloc+0x460/0xf88 [mac80211]

[18853.877410] ieee80211_prep_connection+0x204/0x1ee0 [mac80211]

[18853.877523] ieee80211_mgd_auth+0x6c4/0xa4c [mac80211]

[18853.877635] ieee80211_auth+0x20/0x2c [mac80211]

[18853.877733] rdev_auth+0x7c/0x438 [cfg80211]

[18853.877826] cfg80211_mlme_auth+0x26c/0x390 [cfg80211]

[18853.877919] nl80211_authenticate+0x6d4/0x904 [cfg80211]

[18853.877938] genl_rcv_msg+0x748/0x93c

[18853.877954] netlink_rcv_skb+0x160/0x2a8

[18853.877969] genl_rcv+0x3c/0x54

[18853.877985] netlink_unicast_kernel+0x104/0x1ec

[18853.877999] netlink_unicast+0x178/0x268

[18853.878015] netlink_sendmsg+0x3cc/0x5f0

[18853.878030] sock_sendmsg+0xb4/0xd8

[18853.878043] ____sys_sendmsg+0x2f8/0x53c

[18853.878058] ___sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x150

[18853.878071] __sys_sendmsg+0xc4/0x1f4

[18853.878087] __arm64_compat_sys_sendmsg+0x88/0x9c

[18853.878101] el0_svc_common+0x1b4/0x390

[18853.878115] do_el0_svc_compat+0x8c/0xdc

[18853.878131] el0_svc_compat+0x10/0x1c

[18853.878146] el0_sync_compat_handler+0xa8/0xcc

[18853.878161] el0_sync_compat+0x188/0x1c0

[18853.878171]

[18853.878183] Freed by task 10927:

[18853.878200] kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68

[18853.878215] kasan_set_track+0x28/0x3c

[18853.878228] kasan_set_free_info+0x24/0x48

[18853.878244] __kasan_slab_free+0x11c/0x154

[18853.878259] kasan_slab_free+0x14/0x24

[18853.878273] slab_free_freelist_hook+0xac/0x1b0

[18853.878287] kfree+0x104/0x390

[18853.878402] sta_info_free+0x198/0x210 [mac80211]

[18853.878515] __sta_info_destroy_part2+0x230/0x2d4 [mac80211]

[18853.878628] __sta_info_flush+0x300/0x37c [mac80211]

[18853.878740] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0x2cc/0xa7c [mac80211]

[18853.878851] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x4a4/0x10a0 [mac80211]

[18853.878962] ieee80211_deauth+0x20/0x2c [mac80211]

[18853.879057] rdev_deauth+0x7c/0x438 [cfg80211]

[18853.879150] cfg80211_mlme_deauth+0x274/0x414 [cfg80211]

[18853.879243] cfg80211_mlme_down+0xe4/0x118 [cfg80211]

[18853.879335] cfg80211_disconnect+0x218/0x2d8 [cfg80211]

[18853.879427] __cfg80211_leave+0x17c/0x240 [cfg80211]

[18853.879519] cfg80211_leave+0x3c/0x58 [cfg80211]

[18853.879611] wiphy_suspend+0xdc/0x200 [cfg80211]

[18853.879628] dpm_run_callback+0x58/0x408

[18853.879642] __device_suspend+0x4cc/0x864

[18853.879658] async_suspend+0x34/0xf4

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How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2022-49328 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 5.18.0 up to 5.18.3)
  • linux-kernel (from 5.18 up to 5.18.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 26 February 2025 and last revised on 6 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

CVE-2022-49328 on other distributions

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Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 8.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-02-26
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-06

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 5.18.0 5.18.3
linux-kernel 5.18 5.18.3

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