In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: Don't finalize CSA in IBSS mode if state is disconnected
When we are not connected to a channel, sending channel "switch"
announcement doesn't make any sense.
The BSS list is empty in that case. This causes the for loop in
cfg80211_get_bss() to be bypassed, so the function returns NULL
(check line 1424 of net/wireless/scan.c), causing the WARN_ON()
in ieee80211_ibss_csa_beacon() to get triggered (check line 500
of net/mac80211/ibss.c), which was consequently reported on the
syzkaller dashboard.
Thus, check if we have an existing connection before generating
the CSA beacon in ieee80211_ibss_finish_csa().
References
Configurations
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History
14 Nov 2025, 19:40
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15bc8966b6d3a5b9bfe4c9facfa02f2b69b1e5f0 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1691a48aef0a82d1754b9853dae7e3f5cacdf70b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/552ba102a6898630a7d16887f29e606d6fabe508 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66689c5c02acd4d76c28498fe220998610aec61e - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/864e280cb3a9a0f5212b16ef5057c4e692f7039d - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdb9a8da9b84800eb15506cd9363cf0cf059e677 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9eb37db6a28b59a95a3461450ee209654c5f95b - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd649b49219a0388cc10fc40e4c2ea681566a780 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
Information
Published : 2025-06-18 11:15
Updated : 2025-11-14 19:40
NVD link : CVE-2022-49942
Mitre link : CVE-2022-49942
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49942
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
