CVE-2022-49934

HIGH

Linux Kernel Use-After-Free in ieee80211_scan_rx

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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().

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 5.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 3.19.0 - 4.9.330linux
linux/Kernel 4.10.0 - 4.14.295linux
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 4.19.260linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.215linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.66linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.19.8linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.142linux
Linux/Linux < 3.19
Linux/Linux 3.19
Linux/Linux 4.14.295 - 4.14.*
... and 17 more
Published Jun 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026