# CVE-2022-49479: mt76: fix tx status related use-after-free race on station removal

> A race condition in the mt76 driver allows a use-after-free during station removal, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

- **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:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49479, GHSA-jgc9-w6v9-w8rc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49479

## What is CVE-2022-49479?

CVE-2022-49479 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 tx status related use-after-free race on station removal

There is a small race window where ongoing tx activity can lead to a skb
getting added to the status tracking idr after that idr has already been
cleaned up, which will keep the wcid linked in the status poll list.
Fix this by only adding status skbs if the wcid pointer is still assigned
in dev->wcid, which gets cleared early by mt76_sta_pre_rcu_remove

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49479?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49479?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49479 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-2022-49479 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49479 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-2022-49479 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-2022-49479/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49479/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49479
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49479
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49479

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49479/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.