CVE-2022-50169
wifi: wil6210: debugfs: fix info leak in wil_write_file_wmi()
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wil6210: debugfs: fix info leak in wil_write_file_wmi() The simple_write_to_buffer() function will succeed if even a single byte is initialized. However, we need to initialize the whole buffer to prevent information leaks. Just use memdup_user().
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/05ceda14ef7c73104e709c414c3680d8a59f51d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/074e865b37da55aa87baa16d68b96896f85f8adb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4615458db7793fadc6d546ac3564b36819e77a22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c9983425167ec5073c628d83a6875760d18059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67470920cd3f3cb38699b1ad23234f96bead4d21
References (8)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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