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TI-2022-26084 Aliases CVE-2022-50627GHSA-qr5m-r7jf-6jc5

wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash When the interface is brought up in monitor mode, it leads to NULL pointer dereference crash. This crash happens when the packet type is extracted for a SKB. This extraction which is present in the received msdu delivery path,is not needed for the monitor ring packets since they are all RAW packets. Hence appending the flags with "RX_FLAG_ONLY_MONITOR" to skip that extraction. Observed calltrace: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000064 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 CM = 0, WnR = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000048517000 [0000000000000064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k qmi_helpers CPU: 2 PID: 1781 Comm: napi/-271 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5-wt-ath-656295-gef907406320c-dirty #6 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. IPQ8074/AP-HK10-C2 (DT) pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] lr : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x5c/0x60 [ath11k] sp : ffff80000ef5bb10 x29: ffff80000ef5bb10 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff000007baafa0 x26: ffff000014a91ed0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff800002b77378 x22: ffff000014a91ec0 x21: ffff000006c8d600 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800002b77740 x18: 0000000000000006 x17: 736564203634343a x16: 656e694c20657079 x15: 0000000000000143 x14: 00000000ffffffea x13: ffff80000ef5b8b8 x12: ffff80000ef5b8c8 x11: ffff80000a591d30 x10: ffff80000a579d40 x9 : c0000000ffffefff x8 : 0000000000000003 x7 : 0000000000017fe8 x6 : ffff80000a579ce8 x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 3a35ec12ed7f8900 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000052 Call trace: ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_deliver_msdu.isra.42+0xa4/0x3d0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_mon_deliver.isra.43+0x2f8/0x458 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x310/0x4c0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_service_srng+0x234/0x338 [ath11k] ath11k_pcic_ext_grp_napi_poll+0x30/0xb8 [ath11k] __napi_poll+0x5c/0x190 napi_threaded_poll+0xf0/0x118 kthread+0xf4/0x110 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00197 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.18 and later6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.18 and later Fixed in 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:7077 Released 2023-11-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 +19
  • RHSA-2023:6583 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, libperf-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7077
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:7077
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50627
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qr5m-r7jf-6jc5

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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