CVE-2022-50179
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/06/2025
Last modified:
18/06/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb<br />
<br />
Syzbot reported use-after-free Read in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb() [0]. The<br />
problem was in incorrect htc_handle->drv_priv initialization.<br />
<br />
Probable call trace which can trigger use-after-free:<br />
<br />
ath9k_htc_probe_device()<br />
/* htc_handle->drv_priv = priv; */<br />
ath9k_htc_wait_for_target()
Impact
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03ca957c5f7b55660957eda20b5db4110319ac7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ac4827f78c7ffe8eef074bc010e7e34bc22f533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62bc1ea5c7401d77eaf73d0c6a15f3d2e742856e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b14ab47937ba441e75e8dbb9fbfc9c55efa41c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab7a0ddf5f1cdec63cb21840369873806fc36d80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b66ebac40f64336ae2d053883bee85261060bd27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e21206b8ea62220b486310c61277e7ebfe7cec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eccd7c3e2596b574241a7670b5b53f5322f470e5