CVE-2022-50418
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.6-5.19.16, 5.20-6.0.2, 6.1+ - Use-After-Free in ath11k MHI Controller Registration
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: mhi: fix potential memory leak in ath11k_mhi_register() mhi_alloc_controller() allocates a memory space for mhi_ctrl. When gets some error, mhi_ctrl should be freed with mhi_free_controller(). But when ath11k_mhi_read_addr_from_dt() fails, the function returns without calling mhi_free_controller(), which will lead to a memory leak. We can fix it by calling mhi_free_controller() when ath11k_mhi_read_addr_from_dt() fails.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel
5.20.0 - 6.0.3linux
linux/Kernel
5.6.0 - 5.19.17linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.6
Linux/Linux
5.19.17 - 5.19.*
Linux/Linux
5.6
Linux/Linux
6.0.3 - 6.0.*
Linux/Linux
6.1
Linux/Linux
d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d - 015ced9eb63b8b19cb725a1d592d150b60494ced
Linux/Linux
d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d - 43e7c3505ec70db3d3c6458824d5fa40f62e3e7b
Linux/Linux
d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d - 72ef896e80b6ec7cdc1dd42577045f8e7c9c32b3
... and 1 more
Published
Sep 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026