nfc: pn533: Clear nfc_target before being used
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: pn533: Clear nfc_target before being used Fix a slab-out-of-bounds read that occurs in nla_put() called from nfc_genl_send_target() when target->sensb_res_len, which is duplicated from an nfc_target in pn533, is too large as the nfc_target is not properly initialized and retains garbage values. Clear nfc_targets with memset() before they are used. Found by a modified version of syzkaller. BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nla_put Call Trace: memcpy nla_put nfc_genl_dump_targets genl_lock_dumpit netlink_dump __netlink_dump_start genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit genl_rcv_msg netlink_rcv_skb genl_rcv netlink_unicast netlink_sendmsg sock_sendmsg ____sys_sendmsg ___sys_sendmsg __sys_sendmsg do_syscall_64
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.3 and later | 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.3 and later Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50656
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqj4-9qj3-355r
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9da4a0411f3455e3885831d0758bee3e3d565bbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a7e15d55fae329a245535c3bac494e401005b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef2f478513e7367ef3b05441f6afca981de29be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bddef54cbe9ede5ac7478f1e1e968fcfe7e6f03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aea9e64dec2cc6cd742e07ecd4e6236fc76b389b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aae9c24ebd901f482e6c88b6f9e0c80dc5b536d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/755019e37815a66bb0a23893debbd3dd640ccbd3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e491285b4d08884b622638be8e4961eb43b0af64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f28157778ede0d4f183f7ab3b46995bb400abbe
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50656 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50656 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqj4-9qj3-355r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50656 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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