CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49500

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the wl1251 WiFi driver in the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found where stack parameters are used for DMA, which after the introduction of vmap'ed stacks leads to kernel panic. The issue occurs in several places in the driver, e.g., when accessed via SDIO, making it unusable on platforms like OpenPandora.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability causes kernel panic, preventing devices using this driver from functioning, leading to system crash.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that dynamically allocates memory for DMA or uses wl1251_read32() to avoid using stack for DMA.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wl1251: dynamically allocate memory used for DMA With introduction of vmap'ed stacks, stack parameters can no longer be used for DMA and now leads to kernel panic. It happens at several places for the wl1251 (e.g. when accessed through SDIO) making it unuseable on e.g. the OpenPandora. We solve this by allocating temporary buffers or use wl1251_read32(). Tested on v5.18-rc5 with OpenPandora.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS