# CVE-2022-50627: wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash

> A NULL pointer dereference in the ath11k WiFi driver causes a kernel crash when bringing up an interface in monitor mode.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **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:** 8 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50627, GHSA-qr5m-r7jf-6jc5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-50627, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-50627, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50627

## What is CVE-2022-50627?

CVE-2022-50627 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 8 Dec 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:

wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash

When the interface is brought up in monitor mode, it leads
to NULL pointer dereference crash. This crash happens when
the packet type is extracted for a SKB. This extraction
which is present in the received msdu delivery path,is
not needed for the monitor ring packets since they are
all RAW packets. Hence appending the flags with
"RX_FLAG_ONLY_MONITOR" to skip that extraction.

Observed calltrace:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
0000000000000064
Mem abort info:
  ESR = 0x0000000096000004
  EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
  SET = 0, FnV = 0
  EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
  FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
Data abort info:
  ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004
  CM = 0, WnR = 0
user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000048517000
[0000000000000064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000
Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k qmi_helpers
CPU: 2 PID: 1781 Comm: napi/-271 Not tainted
6.1.0-rc5-wt-ath-656295-gef907406320c-dirty #6
Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. IPQ8074/AP-HK10-C2 (DT)
pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k]
lr : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x5c/0x60 [ath11k]
sp : ffff80000ef5bb10
x29: ffff80000ef5bb10 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff000007baafa0
x26: ffff000014a91ed0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000
x23: ffff800002b77378 x22: ffff000014a91ec0 x21: ffff000006c8d600
x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800002b77740 x18: 0000000000000006
x17: 736564203634343a x16: 656e694c20657079 x15: 0000000000000143
x14: 00000000ffffffea x13: ffff80000ef5b8b8 x12: ffff80000ef5b8c8
x11: ffff80000a591d30 x10: ffff80000a579d40 x9 : c0000000ffffefff
x8 : 0000000000000003 x7 : 0000000000017fe8 x6 : ffff80000a579ce8
x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
x2 : 3a35ec12ed7f8900 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000052
Call trace:
 ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k]
 ath11k_dp_rx_deliver_msdu.isra.42+0xa4/0x3d0 [ath11k]
 ath11k_dp_rx_mon_deliver.isra.43+0x2f8/0x458 [ath11k]
 ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x310/0x4c0 [ath11k]
 ath11k_dp_service_srng+0x234/0x338 [ath11k]
 ath11k_pcic_ext_grp_napi_poll+0x30/0xb8 [ath11k]
 __napi_poll+0x5c/0x190
 napi_threaded_poll+0xf0/0x118
 kthread+0xf4/0x110
 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50627?


## How do I fix CVE-2022-50627?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50627 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50627 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50627 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 8 Dec 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-2022-50627 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2022-50627/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50627/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50627
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50627
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50627

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