SB20250226527 - Improper locking in Linux kernel staging rtl8192e driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226527
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49315)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the rtllib_beacons_stop() function in drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08bacf871c019163ccd1389d0bc957a43324967a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f69d7d5e918aa43423d86bd17ddb11b1b5e8ada
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/381045dc64d23a2229c47c5524c06bfc33d34446
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4681129fda9e8555392eaaadb239ec6a6e2b3e12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c861009bf437a18417df24cea0d181741b7d72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64b05fa212c7e4d057676e8b7e7120c6eb2f615b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b6bdbd9337de3917945847bde262a34a87a6303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fef451f0fbbe85dbd2962b18379d02e2965610db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffd4c4d5293e4985092ea45ba21cad9326e2e434
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.4