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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-49934High confidence

wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx()

Linux · Linux

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

3 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-55194

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx() ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls cfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req. Since scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in __ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's POV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section before we call cfg80211_scan_done().

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx() ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls cfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req. Since scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in __ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's POV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section before we call cfg80211_scan_done().

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx() ieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a null check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed and __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls cfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req. Since scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in __ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's POV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section before we call cfg80211_scan_done().

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → Use After Free → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416

CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedCWE-416
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2025-1350Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20250625Security Bulletin 25 Jun 2025

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 25 Jun 2025, published on 25 June 2025. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0081Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49916 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49916 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49922 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49922 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49923 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49924 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49925 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49925 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49927 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49928 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49928 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49931 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49934 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49936 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49937 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49937 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49938 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49940 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49942 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49945 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49946 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49946 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49948 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49921 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49922 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49922 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49923 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49924 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49925 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49925 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49927 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49928 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49928 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49929 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49929 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49931 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49934 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49935 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49935 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49936 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49937 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49937 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49938 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49940 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49942 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49943 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49944 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0723Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

ord?id=CVE-2021-46984 Référence CVE CVE-2021-46987 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46987 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4129 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4129 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49138 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49138 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49319 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49319 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49323 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49323 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49768 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49768 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49770 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49770 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49825 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49825 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49934 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49948 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49948 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49969 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49969 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50025 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50025 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50027 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50027 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50030 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50030 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50033 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50033 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50103 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0649Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

e.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47557 Référence CVE CVE-2021-47595 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47595 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1679 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1679 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2585 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2585 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2586 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2586 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2905 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2905 Référence CVE CVE-2022-3903 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3903 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4095 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4095 Référence CVE CVE-2022-4662 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4662 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49934 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49936 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49937 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49937 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49938 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49940 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49942 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49945 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49946 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49946 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49948 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0607Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49622 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49731 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49731 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49764 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49764 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49780 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49780 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49814 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49814 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49879 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49879 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49881 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49881 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49917 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49917 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49921 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49921 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49934 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49935 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49935 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49936 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49937 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49937 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49938 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49940 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49942 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49943 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49944 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49915 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49916 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49916 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49922 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49922 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49923 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49924 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49925 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49925 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49927 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49928 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49928 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49931 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49934 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49934 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49935 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49935 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49936 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49936 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49937 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49937 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49938 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49940 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49942 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49943 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49944 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2022-026964Linux の Linux Kernel における解放済みメモリの使用に関する脆弱性

Linux の Linux Kernel には、解放済みメモリの使用に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Linux: 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < 6eb181a64fdabf10be9e54de728876667da20255, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < e0ff39448cea654843744c72c6780293c5082cb1, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < 78a07732fbb0934d14827d8f09b9aa6a49ee1aa9, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < 9ad48cbf8b07f10c1e4a7a262b32a9179ae9dd2d, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < 4abc8c07a065ecf771827bde3c63fbbe4aa0c08b, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < 5d20c6f932f2758078d0454729129c894fe353e7, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < c0445feb80a4d0854898118fa01073701f8d356b, 6ea0a69ca21bbddab5b3979c2190013b0263e749 < 60deb9f10eec5c6a20252ed36238b55d8b614a2c, 3.19
Fixed
Linux: < 3.19, 4.9.330 ≤ 4.9.*, 4.14.295 ≤ 4.14.*, 4.19.260 ≤ 4.19.*, 5.4.215 ≤ 5.4.*, 5.10.142 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.66 ≤ 5.15.*, 5.19.8 ≤ 5.19.*, 6.0 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 18 Jun 2025 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 08:56 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-55194
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-49934 · cve.blacktree.nl