# CVE-2022-49328: mt76: fix use-after-free by removing a non-RCU wcid pointer

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the mt76 Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49328, GHSA-v93h-9m65-mhx5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-49328, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49328

## What is CVE-2022-49328?

CVE-2022-49328 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mt76: fix use-after-free by removing a non-RCU wcid pointer

Fixes an issue caught by KASAN about use-after-free in mt76_txq_schedule
by protecting mtxq->wcid with rcu_lock between mt76_txq_schedule and
sta_info_[alloc, free].

[18853.876689] ==================================================================
[18853.876751] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in mt76_txq_schedule+0x204/0xaf8 [mt76]
[18853.876773] Read of size 8 at addr ffffffaf989a2138 by task mt76-tx phy0/883
[18853.876786]
[18853.876810] CPU: 5 PID: 883 Comm: mt76-tx phy0 Not tainted 5.10.100-fix-510-56778d365941-kasan #5 0b01fbbcf41a530f52043508fec2e31a4215

[18853.876840] Call trace:
[18853.876861]  dump_backtrace+0x0/0x3ec
[18853.876878]  show_stack+0x20/0x2c
[18853.876899]  dump_stack+0x11c/0x1ac
[18853.876918]  print_address_description+0x74/0x514
[18853.876934]  kasan_report+0x134/0x174
[18853.876948]  __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x44/0x50
[18853.876976]  mt76_txq_schedule+0x204/0xaf8 [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]
[18853.877002]  mt76_txq_schedule_all+0x2c/0x48 [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]
[18853.877030]  mt7921_tx_worker+0xa0/0x1cc [mt7921_common f0875ebac9d7b4754e1010549e7db50fbd90a047]
[18853.877054]  __mt76_worker_fn+0x190/0x22c [mt76 074e03e4640e97fe7405ee1fab547b81c4fa45d2]
[18853.877071]  kthread+0x2f8/0x3b8
[18853.877087]  ret_from_fork+0x10/0x30
[18853.877098]
[18853.877112] Allocated by task 941:
[18853.877131]  kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68
[18853.877147]  __kasan_kmalloc+0xd4/0xfc
[18853.877163]  kasan_kmalloc+0x10/0x1c
[18853.877177]  __kmalloc+0x264/0x3c4
[18853.877294]  sta_info_alloc+0x460/0xf88 [mac80211]
[18853.877410]  ieee80211_prep_connection+0x204/0x1ee0 [mac80211]
[18853.877523]  ieee80211_mgd_auth+0x6c4/0xa4c [mac80211]
[18853.877635]  ieee80211_auth+0x20/0x2c [mac80211]
[18853.877733]  rdev_auth+0x7c/0x438 [cfg80211]
[18853.877826]  cfg80211_mlme_auth+0x26c/0x390 [cfg80211]
[18853.877919]  nl80211_authenticate+0x6d4/0x904 [cfg80211]
[18853.877938]  genl_rcv_msg+0x748/0x93c
[18853.877954]  netlink_rcv_skb+0x160/0x2a8
[18853.877969]  genl_rcv+0x3c/0x54
[18853.877985]  netlink_unicast_kernel+0x104/0x1ec
[18853.877999]  netlink_unicast+0x178/0x268
[18853.878015]  netlink_sendmsg+0x3cc/0x5f0
[18853.878030]  sock_sendmsg+0xb4/0xd8
[18853.878043]  ____sys_sendmsg+0x2f8/0x53c
[18853.878058]  ___sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x150
[18853.878071]  __sys_sendmsg+0xc4/0x1f4
[18853.878087]  __arm64_compat_sys_sendmsg+0x88/0x9c
[18853.878101]  el0_svc_common+0x1b4/0x390
[18853.878115]  do_el0_svc_compat+0x8c/0xdc
[18853.878131]  el0_svc_compat+0x10/0x1c
[18853.878146]  el0_sync_compat_handler+0xa8/0xcc
[18853.878161]  el0_sync_compat+0x188/0x1c0
[18853.878171]
[18853.878183] Freed by task 10927:
[18853.878200]  kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68
[18853.878215]  kasan_set_track+0x28/0x3c
[18853.878228]  kasan_set_free_info+0x24/0x48
[18853.878244]  __kasan_slab_free+0x11c/0x154
[18853.878259]  kasan_slab_free+0x14/0x24
[18853.878273]  slab_free_freelist_hook+0xac/0x1b0
[18853.878287]  kfree+0x104/0x390
[18853.878402]  sta_info_free+0x198/0x210 [mac80211]
[18853.878515]  __sta_info_destroy_part2+0x230/0x2d4 [mac80211]
[18853.878628]  __sta_info_flush+0x300/0x37c [mac80211]
[18853.878740]  ieee80211_set_disassoc+0x2cc/0xa7c [mac80211]
[18853.878851]  ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x4a4/0x10a0 [mac80211]
[18853.878962]  ieee80211_deauth+0x20/0x2c [mac80211]
[18853.879057]  rdev_deauth+0x7c/0x438 [cfg80211]
[18853.879150]  cfg80211_mlme_deauth+0x274/0x414 [cfg80211]
[18853.879243]  cfg80211_mlme_down+0xe4/0x118 [cfg80211]
[18853.879335]  cfg80211_disconnect+0x218/0x2d8 [cfg80211]
[18853.879427]  __cfg80211_leave+0x17c/0x240 [cfg80211]
[18853.879519]  cfg80211_leave+0x3c/0x58 [cfg80211]
[18853.879611]  wiphy_suspend+0xdc/0x200 [cfg80211]
[18853.879628]  dpm_run_callback+0x58/0x408
[18853.879642]  __device_suspend+0x4cc/0x864
[18853.879658]  async_suspend+0x34/0xf4
[18
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Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49328?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49328?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49328 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49328 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49328 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49328 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49328/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49328/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49328
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49328
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49328

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