CVE-2022-49231

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux10d162b2ed395e69720926b4f8d87f1f25ca920f < ec5da191bfcd5fd22b95459b623694f66c1cc10baffected
LinuxLinux10d162b2ed395e69720926b4f8d87f1f25ca920f < d95984b5580dcb8b1c0036577c52b609990a1dabaffected
LinuxLinux5.17affected
LinuxLinux0 < 5.17unaffected
LinuxLinux5.17.2 <= 5.17.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.18 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References