CVE-2022-50735
published 2025-12-24CVE-2022-50735: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running Fix the following…
PriorityP423medium5.1
EPSS
0.21%
11.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run
mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet.
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range
[0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware
name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1 ea 03
b6
04 02 84 c0 74 08 3c 03 0f 8e 89 01 00 00 41 8b 16 41 0f b7
RSP: 0018:ffffc900005af988 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffc900005afae8 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff832fc661 RDI: ffffc900005afc2a
RBP: ffffc900005afae0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: fffff520000b5f3c
R10: 0000000000000003 R11: fffff520000b5f3b R12: ffff88810b6132d8
R13: 000000000000ffff R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffc900005afc28
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88811aa00000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fa0eda6a000 CR3: 0000000118f17000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
mt76x02_send_tx_status+0x1d2/0xeb0
mt76x02_tx_status_data+0x8e/0xd0
mt76u_tx_status_data+0xe1/0x240
process_one_work+0x92b/0x1460
worker_thread+0x95/0xe00
kthread+0x3a1/0x480
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
Modules linked in:
--[ end trace 8df5d20fc5040f65 ]--
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1 ea 03
b6
04 02 84 c0 74 08 3c 03 0f 8e 89 01 00 00 41 8b 16 41 0f b7
RSP: 0018:ffffc900005af988 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffc900005afae8 RCX: 000000000000000
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 9daf27e62852d68c6ffc2c21090238ea51bb0a7f < 69346de0eb956fb92949b9473de4647d9c34a54f | 69346de0eb956fb92949b9473de4647d9c34a54f |
| linux | linux | >= 9daf27e62852d68c6ffc2c21090238ea51bb0a7f < 58fdd84a89b121b761dbfb8a196356e007376ca4 | 58fdd84a89b121b761dbfb8a196356e007376ca4 |
| linux | linux | >= 9daf27e62852d68c6ffc2c21090238ea51bb0a7f < f5ac749a0b21beee55d87d0b05de36976b22dff9 | f5ac749a0b21beee55d87d0b05de36976b22dff9 |
| linux | linux | >= 9daf27e62852d68c6ffc2c21090238ea51bb0a7f < bd5dac7ced5a7c9faa4dc468ac9560c3256df845 | bd5dac7ced5a7c9faa4dc468ac9560c3256df845 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11.0 < 5.15.86 | 5.15.86 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16.0 < 6.0.16 | 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1.0 < 6.1.2 | 6.1.2 |
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VulDB
Linux Kernel up to 5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1 wifi mt76u_status_worker null pointer dereference (Nessus ID 279724 / WID-SEC-2025-2929)
vuldb·2026-04-21
CVE-2022-50735 [CRITICAL] Linux Kernel up to 5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1 wifi mt76u_status_worker null pointer dereference (Nessus ID 279724 / WID-SEC-2025-2929)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function mt76u_status_worker of the component wifi. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-50735. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
OSV
CVE-2022-50735: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running Fix the fo
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50735 CVE-2022-50735: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running Fix the fo
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet. KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0 Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1 ea 03 b6 04 02 84 c0 74 08 3c 03 0f 8e 89 01 00 00 41 8b 16 41 0f b7 RSP: 00
GHSA
GHSA-5594-v4cp-2cvj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50735 GHSA-5594-v4cp-2cvj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run
mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet.
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range
[0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware
name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1 ea 03
b6
04 02 84 c0 74 08 3c 03 0f 8e 89 01 00 00 41 8b 16 41 0f b7
RSP:
OSV
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50735 wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run
mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet.
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range
[0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware
name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1
Red Hat
kernel: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
vendor_redhat·2025-12-24·CVSS 5.1
CVE-2022-50735 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 kernel: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
kernel: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run
mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet.
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range
[0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware
name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 4
Debian
CVE-2022-50735: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76:...
vendor_debian·2022
CVE-2022-50735 CVE-2022-50735: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76:...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet. KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0 Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1 ea 03 b6 04 02 84 c0 74 08 3c 03 0f 8e 89 01 00 00 41 8b 16 41 0f b7 RSP: 00
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Wiz
CVE-2022-50735 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
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CVE-2022-50735 CVE-2022-50735 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2022-50735 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run
mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet.
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range
[0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware
name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8b 34 24 4c 89 f2 48 c1
Bugzilla
CVE-2022-50735 kernel: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
bugzilla·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50735 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50735 kernel: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
CVE-2022-50735 kernel: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76u_status_worker if the device is not running
Fix the following NULL pointer dereference avoiding to run
mt76u_status_worker thread if the device is not running yet.
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range
[0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
CPU: 0 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u2:2 Not tainted 5.14.0+ #78 Hardware
name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
Workqueue: mt76 mt76u_tx_status_data
RIP: 0010:mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status.isra.0+0x82c/0x9e0
Code: c5 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 94 01 00 00
48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 8
2025-12-24
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