CVE-2022-49942
wifi: mac80211: Don't finalize CSA in IBSS mode if state is disconnected
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Description
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().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15bc8966b6d3a5b9bfe4c9facfa02f2b69b1e5f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1691a48aef0a82d1754b9853dae7e3f5cacdf70b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/552ba102a6898630a7d16887f29e606d6fabe508
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66689c5c02acd4d76c28498fe220998610aec61e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/864e280cb3a9a0f5212b16ef5057c4e692f7039d
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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