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CVE-2022-50413

wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2025 at 04:03 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free We've already freed the assoc_data at this point, so need to use another copy of the AP (MLD) address instead.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.0 ≤ v < 6.0.36.0 ≤ v < 6.16.081151ce462e533551f3284bfdb8e0f461c9220e6
Vendor states this is fixed in 40fb87129049ec5876dabf4a4d4aed6642b31f1a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in aebef10affe16228462af680b88751bf137e2856 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aebef10affe16228462af680b88751bf137e2856
Patch
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40fb87129049ec5876dabf4a4d4aed6642b31f1a

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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