CVE-2022-49484 mt76: mt7915: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7915_mac_fill_rx_vector

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in the mt7915 Wi-Fi driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-49484?

CVE-2022-49484 is a medium-severity 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: mt7915: fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7915_mac_fill_rx_vector

Fix possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7915_mac_fill_rx_vector routine if the chip does not support dbdc and the hw reports band_idx set to 1.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49484?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49484?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-49484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49484, GHSA-m2qv-9v9x-x3fp, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-49484, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49484.

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