🛡️ CVE-2022-49328 on Debian — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Description

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 [18 ---truncated---

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-49328 as tracked by Debian, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 5.18.5-1; earlier versions remain affected.

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49328 is recorded against 1 package.

  • linux (fixed in 5.18.5-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 26 February 2025 and last revised on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
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 OSV
Published 2025-02-26
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-05
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux — 5.18.5-1

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