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CVE-2022-49235
published 2025-02-26

CVE-2022-49235: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath9k_htc: fix uninit value bugs Syzbot reported 2 KMSAN bugs in ath9k. All of them are…

PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.27%
19.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath9k_htc: fix uninit value bugs Syzbot reported 2 KMSAN bugs in ath9k. All of them are caused by missing field initialization. In htc_connect_service() svc_meta_len and pad are not initialized. Based on code it looks like in current skb there is no service data, so simply initialize svc_meta_len to 0. htc_issue_send() does not initialize htc_frame_hdr::control array. Based on firmware code, it will initialize it by itself, so simply zero whole array to make KMSAN happy Fail logs: BUG: KMSAN: kernel-usb-infoleak in usb_submit_urb+0x6c1/0x2aa0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:430 usb_submit_urb+0x6c1/0x2aa0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:430 hif_usb_send_regout drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:127 [inline] hif_usb_send+0x5f0/0x16f0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:479 htc_issue_send drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c:34 [inline] htc_connect_service+0x143e/0x1960 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c:275 ... Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3251 [inline] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0xe0c/0x1510 mm/slub.c:4974 kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:354 [inline] __alloc_skb+0x545/0xf90 net/core/skbuff.c:426 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1126 [inline] htc_connect_service+0x1029/0x1960 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c:258 ... Bytes 4-7 of 18 are uninitialized Memory access of size 18 starts at ffff888027377e00 BUG: KMSAN: kernel-usb-infoleak in usb_submit_urb+0x6c1/0x2aa0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:430 usb_submit_urb+0x6c1/0x2aa0 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:430 hif_usb_send_regout drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:127 [inline] hif_usb_send+0x5f0/0x16f0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:479 htc_issue_send drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c:34 [inline] htc_connect_service+0x143e/0x1960 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c:275 ... Uninit was created at: slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:524 [inline] slab_alloc_node

Affected

23 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 5.17.3-1 (bookworm)linux 5.17.3-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 5c2a6a8daa17a3f65b38b9a5574bb362c13fa1d95c2a6a8daa17a3f65b38b9a5574bb362c13fa1d9
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < e352acdd378e9263cc4c6018e588f2dac7161d07e352acdd378e9263cc4c6018e588f2dac7161d07
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < ee4222052a76559c20e821bc3519cefb58b6d3e9ee4222052a76559c20e821bc3519cefb58b6d3e9
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 4d244b731188e0b63fc40a9d2dec72e9181fb37c4d244b731188e0b63fc40a9d2dec72e9181fb37c
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 11f11ac281f0c0b363d2940204f28bae0422ed7111f11ac281f0c0b363d2940204f28bae0422ed71
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 0b700f7d06492de34964b6f414120043364f81910b700f7d06492de34964b6f414120043364f8191
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 7da6169b6ebb75816b57be3beb829afa74f3b4b67da6169b6ebb75816b57be3beb829afa74f3b4b6
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 5abf2b761b998063f5e2bae93fd4ab10e2a80f105abf2b761b998063f5e2bae93fd4ab10e2a80f10
linuxlinux>= fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < d1e0df1c57bd30871dd1c855742a7c346dbca853d1e0df1c57bd30871dd1c855742a7c346dbca853
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.113-15.10.113-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.17.3-15.17.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.35 < 4.9.3114.9.311
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10 < 4.14.2764.14.276
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 4.19.2384.19.238
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20 < 5.4.1895.4.189
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.335.15.33
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 5.16.195.16.19
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.17 < 5.17.25.17.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1105.10.110

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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