CVE-2022-50871

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: Fix qmi_msg_handler data structure initialization qmi_msg_handler is required to be null terminated by QMI module. There might be a case where a handler for a msg id is not present in the handlers array which can lead to infinite loop while searching the handler and therefore out of bound access in qmi_invoke_handler(). Hence update the initialization in qmi_msg_handler data structure. Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1-01100-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10e1530c424bb277b4edc7def0195857a548495
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d71de448f36e34592f7c81b5e300d3e8dbb735
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3725e15a154ebebf44e0c34806c57525483f92

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-12-30 13:16

Updated : 2026-08-04 10:18

NVD link : CVE-2022-50871

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50871

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50871

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CWE

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