CVE-2022-50881

CVE-2022-50881 concerns the Linux kernel’s wifi driver ath9k (ath9k_htc) and describes a use-after-free in ath9k_destroy_wmi() triggered during usb disconnect handling. The root cause is access to drv_priv after ieee80211_free_hw() frees hardware in ath9k_htc_hw_deinit(), leading to a use-after-f...

CVE-2022-50881 wifi: ath9k: Fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_disconnect()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: Fix use-after-free in ath9khifusbdisconnect This patch fixes a use-after-free in ath9k that occurs in ath9khifusbdisconnect when ath9kdestroywmi is trying to access 'drvpriv' that has already been freed by...