CVE-2022-50297

wifi: ath9k: verify the expected usb_endpoints are present

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: verify the expected usb_endpoints are present The bug arises when a USB device claims to be an ATH9K but doesn't have the expected endpoints. (In this case there was an interrupt endpoint where the driver expected a bulk endpoint.) The kernel needs to be able to handle such devices without getting an internal error. usb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1 WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 500 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 usb_submit_urb+0xce2/0x1430 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 Modules linked in: CPU: 3 PID: 500 Comm: kworker/3:2 Not tainted 5.10.135-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.12.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func RIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xce2/0x1430 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 Call Trace: ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_rx_urbs drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:908 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_urbs+0x75e/0x1010 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1019 ath9k_hif_usb_dev_init drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1109 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x142/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1242 request_firmware_work_func+0x12e/0x240 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1097 process_one_work+0x9af/0x1600 kernel/workqueue.c:2279 worker_thread+0x61d/0x12f0 kernel/workqueue.c:2425 kthread+0x3b4/0x4a0 kernel/kthread.c:313 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:299 Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

Affected

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

2.6.35 ≤ v < 4.14.3032.6.35 ≤ v < 4.19.2702.6.35 ≤ v < 4.9.3372.6.35 ≤ v < 5.10.1632.6.35 ≤ v < 5.15.862.6.35 ≤ v < 5.4.2292.6.35 ≤ v < 6.0.162.6.35 ≤ v < 6.1.22.6.35 ≤ v < 6.24.10 ≤ v < 4.14.3034.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2704.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2295.11 ≤ v < 5.15.865.16 ≤ v < 6.0.165.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1636.1 ≤ v < 6.1.22.6.35fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08
Vendor states this is fixed in 0b7e6d681e00a96cde2b32a15ffa70e1be2e3209 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 16ef02bad239f11f322df8425d302be62f0443ce (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1824ccabee5445347b83642e4087cc2eca070343 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2d2eccf52ea0215c8d386b62af0b5fd4fc122bd5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 932f0a5e829fb0b823f96d7fa9a0f4fc96660b77 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c319196a0e34ed2e66d6f876f58d8d446335c2a7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ca57748593ddd8e46d033fbaeb9d01ec533a6bfe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d008a202a0528a058bac658e657c010ce8534f4a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d64436af0bc3c9e579be761d7684f228fb95f3bb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.303 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.270 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.337 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.163 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.86 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.229 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b7e6d681e00a96cde2b32a15ffa70e1be2e3209
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ef02bad239f11f322df8425d302be62f0443ce
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1824ccabee5445347b83642e4087cc2eca070343
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2eccf52ea0215c8d386b62af0b5fd4fc122bd5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/932f0a5e829fb0b823f96d7fa9a0f4fc96660b77
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c319196a0e34ed2e66d6f876f58d8d446335c2a7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca57748593ddd8e46d033fbaeb9d01ec533a6bfe
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d008a202a0528a058bac658e657c010ce8534f4a

CVSS

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

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