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CVE-2022-49131

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath11k: fix kernel panic during unload/load ath11k modules Call netif_napi_del() from ath11k_ahb_free_ext_irq() to fix the following kernel panic when unload/load ath11k modules for few iterations. [ 971.201365] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 6d97a208 [ 971.204227] pgd = 594c2919 [ 971.211478] [6d97a208] *pgd=00000000 [ 971.214120] Internal error: Oops: 5 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ARM [ 971.412024] CPU: 2 PID: 4435 Comm: insmod Not tainted 5.4.89 #0 [ 971.434256] Hardware name: Generic DT based system [ 971.440165] PC is at napi_by_id+0x10/0x40 [ 971.445019] LR is at netif_napi_add+0x160/0x1dc [ 971.743127] (napi_by_id) from [<807d89a0>] (netif_napi_add+0x160/0x1dc) [ 971.751295] (netif_napi_add) from [<7f1209ac>] (ath11k_ahb_config_irq+0xf8/0x414 [ath11k_ahb]) [ 971.759164] (ath11k_ahb_config_irq [ath11k_ahb]) from [<7f12135c>] (ath11k_ahb_probe+0x40c/0x51c [ath11k_ahb]) [ 971.768567] (ath11k_ahb_probe [ath11k_ahb]) from [<80666864>] (platform_drv_probe+0x48/0x94) [ 971.779670] (platform_drv_probe) from [<80664718>] (really_probe+0x1c8/0x450) [ 971.789389] (really_probe) from [<80664cc4>] (driver_probe_device+0x15c/0x1b8) [ 971.797547] (driver_probe_device) from [<80664f60>] (device_driver_attach+0x44/0x60) [ 971.805795] (device_driver_attach) from [<806650a0>] (__driver_attach+0x124/0x140) [ 971.814822] (__driver_attach) from [<80662adc>] (bus_for_each_dev+0x58/0xa4) [ 971.823328] (bus_for_each_dev) from [<80663a2c>] (bus_add_driver+0xf0/0x1e8) [ 971.831662] (bus_add_driver) from [<806658a4>] (driver_register+0xa8/0xf0) [ 971.839822] (driver_register) from [<8030269c>] (do_one_initcall+0x78/0x1ac) [ 971.847638] (do_one_initcall) from [<80392524>] (do_init_module+0x54/0x200) [ 971.855968] (do_init_module) from [<803945b0>] (load_module+0x1e30/0x1ffc) [ 971.864126] (load_module) from [<803948b0>] (sys_init_module+0x134/0x17c) [ 971.871852] (sys_init_module) from [<80301000>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x50) Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.6.0.1-00760-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.113-1CVE-2022-49131
Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49131
Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49131
Fixed in:5.17.3-1CVE-2022-49131

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

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