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CVE-2022-50829 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: Fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb() It is possible that skb is freed in ath9k_htc_rx_msg(), then usb_submit_urb() fails and we try to free skb again. It causes use-after-free bug. Moreover, if alloc_skb() fails, urb->context becomes NULL but rx_buf is not freed and there can be a memory leak. The patch removes unnecessary nskb and makes skb processing more clear: it is supposed that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees old skb or passes its managing to another callback function. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c8dd2ea4b419da96ab4953e4967e9363e2f8a4f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/355f16f756aad0c95cdaa0c14a34ab4137d32815 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53b9bb1a00c4285ee7f58a11129dbea015db61bc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e8751a977a49a6e00cce1a8da5ca16da83f9c8c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71fc0ad671a62c494d2aec731baeabd3bfe6c95d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988bd27de2484faf17afe0408db2e3d9e5ac61fc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d9172822dc6f38138333941984bd759a89d419 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd95f2239fc846795fc926787c3ae0ca701c9840 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f127c2b4c967025e5c3a4ce7e13b79135d46a33d kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50829
NVD Published Date:
12/30/2025
NVD Last Modified:
12/30/2025
Source:
kernel.org