GHSA-M2J8-J8PH-HXXH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-30 15:30 – Updated: 2025-12-30 15:30
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: Fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb()

It is possible that skb is freed in ath9k_htc_rx_msg(), then usb_submit_urb() fails and we try to free skb again. It causes use-after-free bug. Moreover, if alloc_skb() fails, urb->context becomes NULL but rx_buf is not freed and there can be a memory leak.

The patch removes unnecessary nskb and makes skb processing more clear: it is supposed that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees old skb or passes its managing to another callback function.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-50829"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-30T13:15:57Z",
    "severity": null
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k: hif_usb: Fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb()\n\nIt is possible that skb is freed in ath9k_htc_rx_msg(), then\nusb_submit_urb() fails and we try to free skb again. It causes\nuse-after-free bug. Moreover, if alloc_skb() fails, urb-\u003econtext becomes\nNULL but rx_buf is not freed and there can be a memory leak.\n\nThe patch removes unnecessary nskb and makes skb processing more clear: it\nis supposed that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees old skb or passes its\nmanaging to another callback function.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.",
  "id": "GHSA-m2j8-j8ph-hxxh",
  "modified": "2025-12-30T15:30:27Z",
  "published": "2025-12-30T15:30:27Z",
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