# CVE-2022-50678: wifi: brcmfmac: fix invalid address access when enabling SCAN log level > A null pointer dereference in the brcmfmac WiFi driver causes a kernel crash when enabling scan logging, leading to denial of service. - **Severity:** Not scored - **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:** Yes - **Published:** 9 Dec 2025 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50678, GHSA-4429-w779-rp6q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50678 ## What is CVE-2022-50678? CVE-2022-50678 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 9 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: brcmfmac: fix invalid address access when enabling SCAN log level The variable i is changed when setting random MAC address and causes invalid address access when printing the value of pi->reqs[i]->reqid. We replace reqs index with ri to fix the issue. [ 136.726473] Unable to handle kernel access to user memory outside uaccess routines at virtual address 0000000000000000 [ 136.737365] Mem abort info: [ 136.740172] ESR = 0x96000004 [ 136.743359] Exception class = DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits [ 136.749294] SET = 0, FnV = 0 [ 136.752481] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 [ 136.755635] Data abort info: [ 136.758514] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 [ 136.762487] CM = 0, WnR = 0 [ 136.765522] user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp = 000000005c4e2577 [ 136.772265] [0000000000000000] pgd=0000000000000000 [ 136.777160] Internal error: Oops: 96000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 136.782732] Modules linked in: brcmfmac(O) brcmutil(O) cfg80211(O) compat(O) [ 136.789788] Process wificond (pid: 3175, stack limit = 0x00000000053048fb) [ 136.796664] CPU: 3 PID: 3175 Comm: wificond Tainted: G O 4.19.42-00001-g531a5f5 #1 [ 136.805532] Hardware name: Freescale i.MX8MQ EVK (DT) [ 136.810584] pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO) [ 136.815429] pc : brcmf_pno_config_sched_scans+0x6cc/0xa80 [brcmfmac] [ 136.821811] lr : brcmf_pno_config_sched_scans+0x67c/0xa80 [brcmfmac] [ 136.828162] sp : ffff00000e9a3880 [ 136.831475] x29: ffff00000e9a3890 x28: ffff800020543400 [ 136.836786] x27: ffff8000b1008880 x26: ffff0000012bf6a0 [ 136.842098] x25: ffff80002054345c x24: ffff800088d22400 [ 136.847409] x23: ffff0000012bf638 x22: ffff0000012bf6d8 [ 136.852721] x21: ffff8000aced8fc0 x20: ffff8000ac164400 [ 136.858032] x19: ffff00000e9a3946 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 136.863343] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 [ 136.868655] x15: ffff0000093f3b37 x14: 0000000000000050 [ 136.873966] x13: 0000000000003135 x12: 0000000000000000 [ 136.879277] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffff000009a61888 [ 136.884589] x9 : 000000000000000f x8 : 0000000000000008 [ 136.889900] x7 : 303a32303d726464 x6 : ffff00000a1f957d [ 136.895211] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : ffff00000e9a3942 [ 136.900523] x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : ffff0000012cead8 [ 136.905834] x1 : ffff0000012bf6d8 x0 : 0000000000000000 [ 136.911146] Call trace: [ 136.913623] brcmf_pno_config_sched_scans+0x6cc/0xa80 [brcmfmac] [ 136.919658] brcmf_pno_start_sched_scan+0xa4/0x118 [brcmfmac] [ 136.925430] brcmf_cfg80211_sched_scan_start+0x80/0xe0 [brcmfmac] [ 136.931636] nl80211_start_sched_scan+0x140/0x308 [cfg80211] [ 136.937298] genl_rcv_msg+0x358/0x3f4 [ 136.940960] netlink_rcv_skb+0xb4/0x118 [ 136.944795] genl_rcv+0x34/0x48 [ 136.947935] netlink_unicast+0x264/0x300 [ 136.951856] netlink_sendmsg+0x2e4/0x33c [ 136.955781] __sys_sendto+0x120/0x19c ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50678? ## How do I fix CVE-2022-50678? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2022-50678 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50678 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50678 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-50678 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 9 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-2022-50678 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-2022-50678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50678/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50678 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50678 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50678 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50678/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.