CVE-2022-49231

rtw88: fix memory overrun and memory leak during hw_scan

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
Reserved
Feb 26, 2025

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Description

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

rtw88: fix memory overrun and memory leak during hw_scan

Previously we allocated less memory than actual required, overwrite to the buffer causes the mm module to complaint and raise access violation faults. Along with potential memory leaks when returned early. Fix these by passing the correct size and proper deinit flow.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLinux
3.15.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • 10d162b2ed395e69720926b4f8d87f1f25ca920f to before ec5da191bfcd5fd22b95459b623694f66c1cc10bAffected
  • 10d162b2ed395e69720926b4f8d87f1f25ca920f to before d95984b5580dcb8b1c0036577c52b609990a1dabAffected
LinuxLinux
  • 5.17Affected
  • before 5.17Not affected
  • 5.17.2 through 5.17.*Not affected
  • 5.18 and laterNot affected

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