CVE-2022-48972

mac802154: fix missing INIT_LIST_HEAD in ieee802154_if_add()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 08:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: fix missing INIT_LIST_HEAD in ieee802154_if_add() Kernel fault injection test reports null-ptr-deref as follows: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000008 RIP: 0010:cfg802154_netdev_notifier_call+0x120/0x310 include/linux/list.h:114 Call Trace: <TASK> raw_notifier_call_chain+0x6d/0xa0 kernel/notifier.c:87 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x6e/0xc0 net/core/dev.c:1944 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x60d/0xcb0 net/core/dev.c:1982 unregister_netdevice_queue+0x154/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:10879 register_netdevice+0x9a8/0xb90 net/core/dev.c:10083 ieee802154_if_add+0x6ed/0x7e0 net/mac802154/iface.c:659 ieee802154_register_hw+0x29c/0x330 net/mac802154/main.c:229 mcr20a_probe+0xaaa/0xcb1 drivers/net/ieee802154/mcr20a.c:1316 ieee802154_if_add() allocates wpan_dev as netdev's private data, but not init the list in struct wpan_dev. cfg802154_netdev_notifier_call() manage the list when device register/unregister, and may lead to null-ptr-deref. Use INIT_LIST_HEAD() on it to initialize it correctly.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.19 ≤ v < 4.14.3023.19 ≤ v < 4.19.2693.19 ≤ v < 4.9.3363.19 ≤ v < 5.10.1593.19 ≤ v < 5.15.833.19 ≤ v < 5.4.2273.19 ≤ v < 6.0.133.19 ≤ v < 6.14.10 ≤ v < 4.14.3024.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2694.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2275.11 ≤ v < 5.15.835.16 ≤ v < 6.0.135.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1596.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc36.1 rc46.1 rc56.1 rc66.1 rc76.1 rc8fcf39e6e88e9492f6688ec8ba4e1be622b904232
Vendor states this is fixed in 1831d4540406708e48239cf38fd9c3b7ea98e08f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 42c319635c0cf7eb36eccac6cda76532f47b61a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 623918f40fa68e3bb21312a3fafb90f491bf5358 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7410f4d1221bb182510b7778ab6eefa8b9b7102d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9980a3ea20de40c83817877106c909cb032692d2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a110287ef4a423980309490df632e1c1e73b3dc9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b3d72d3135d2ef68296c1ee174436efd65386f04 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f00c84fb1635c27ba24ec5df65d5bd7d7dc00008 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.302 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.269 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.336 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.159 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.83 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.227 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1831d4540406708e48239cf38fd9c3b7ea98e08f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c319635c0cf7eb36eccac6cda76532f47b61a3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/623918f40fa68e3bb21312a3fafb90f491bf5358
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7410f4d1221bb182510b7778ab6eefa8b9b7102d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9980a3ea20de40c83817877106c909cb032692d2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a110287ef4a423980309490df632e1c1e73b3dc9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d72d3135d2ef68296c1ee174436efd65386f04
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f00c84fb1635c27ba24ec5df65d5bd7d7dc00008

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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