#VU120441 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50701
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120441
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50701
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the mt76s_tx_run_queue() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/sdio_txrx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b358e36433d2c46a65488a146bf8b4623fc5bbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5174a7f25d03df0ffa171ff86de383a89e8e89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aec4cf2ea0797e28f18f8dbe01943a56d987fe56
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3