staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx()
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · 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: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00422 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 +6
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 | 2.6.33 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 2.6.33 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: Important. 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-2022-50732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v23g-73pc-f58m
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c03db0ec84b7964a11b20706665c99a5fead332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdc62d31d50e4ce5d8f363fcb8299ba0e00ee6fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0df8d44b555ae09729d6533fd4532977563c7b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/288ada16a93aab5aa2ebea8190aafdb35b716854
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daa8045a991363ccdae5615d170f35aa1135e7a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0aaec894a909c88117c8bda6c7c9b26cf7c744b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73df1172bbcc8d45cd28e3b1a9ca2edb2f9f7ce6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcc5e2dcf09089b337b76fc1a589f6ff95ca19ac
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v23g-73pc-f58m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50732 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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