CVE-2022-50732

staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx()

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx() We cannot dereference the "skb" pointer after calling ieee80211_monitor_rx(), because it is a use after free.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

2.6.33 ≤ v < 4.14.3032.6.33 ≤ v < 4.19.2702.6.33 ≤ v < 4.9.3372.6.33 ≤ v < 5.10.1632.6.33 ≤ v < 5.15.862.6.33 ≤ v < 5.4.2292.6.33 ≤ v < 6.0.162.6.33 ≤ v < 6.1.22.6.33 ≤ v < 6.22.6.338fc8598e61f6f384f3eaf1d9b09500c12af47b37

Vendor states this is fixed in 288ada16a93aab5aa2ebea8190aafdb35b716854 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 73df1172bbcc8d45cd28e3b1a9ca2edb2f9f7ce6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9c03db0ec84b7964a11b20706665c99a5fead332 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a0df8d44b555ae09729d6533fd4532977563c7b9 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b0aaec894a909c88117c8bda6c7c9b26cf7c744b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in bcc5e2dcf09089b337b76fc1a589f6ff95ca19ac (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in daa8045a991363ccdae5615d170f35aa1135e7a7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in de174163c0d319ff06d622e79130a0017c8f5a6e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in fdc62d31d50e4ce5d8f363fcb8299ba0e00ee6fd (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.33 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.303 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.270 (unaffected)