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Unscored CVE-2022-48918 EUVD-2022-53797GHSA-f2cf-vg85-495f

iwlwifi: mvm: check debugfs_dir ptr before use

Published Aug 22, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iwlwifi: mvm: check debugfs_dir ptr before use

When "debugfs=off" is used on the kernel command line, iwiwifi's
mvm module uses an invalid/unchecked debugfs_dir pointer and causes
a BUG:

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000004f
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
CPU: 1 PID: 503 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G W 5.17.0-rc5 #7
Hardware name: Dell Inc. Inspiron 15 5510/076F7Y, BIOS 2.4.1 11/05/2021
RIP: 0010:iwl_mvm_dbgfs_register+0x692/0x700 [iwlmvm]
Code: 69 a0 be 80 01 00 00 48 c7 c7 50 73 6a a0 e8 95 cf ee e0 48 8b 83 b0 1e 00 00 48 c7 c2 54 73 6a a0 be 64 00 00 00 48 8d 7d 8c <48> 8b 48 50 e8 15 22 07 e1 48 8b 43 28 48 8d 55 8c 48 c7 c7 5f 73
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a0ba68 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: ffffffffffffffff RBX: ffff88817d6e3328 RCX: ffff88817d6e3328
RDX: ffffffffa06a7354 RSI: 0000000000000064 RDI: ffffc90000a0ba6c
RBP: ffffc90000a0bae0 R08: ffffffff824e4880 R09: ffffffffa069d620
R10: ffffc90000a0ba00 R11: ffffffffffffffff R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffffc90000a0bb28 R14: ffff88817d6e3328 R15: ffff88817d6e3320
FS: 00007f64dd92d740(0000) GS:ffff88847f640000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000000000004f CR3: 000000016fc79001 CR4: 0000000000770ee0
PKRU: 55555554
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? iwl_mvm_mac_setup_register+0xbdc/0xda0 [iwlmvm]
iwl_mvm_start_post_nvm+0x71/0x100 [iwlmvm]
iwl_op_mode_mvm_start+0xab8/0xb30 [iwlmvm]
_iwl_op_mode_start+0x6f/0xd0 [iwlwifi]
iwl_opmode_register+0x6a/0xe0 [iwlwifi]
? 0xffffffffa0231000
iwl_mvm_init+0x35/0x1000 [iwlmvm]
? 0xffffffffa0231000
do_one_initcall+0x5a/0x1b0
? kmem_cache_alloc+0x1e5/0x2f0
? do_init_module+0x1e/0x220
do_init_module+0x48/0x220
load_module+0x2602/0x2bc0
? __kernel_read+0x145/0x2e0
? kernel_read_file+0x229/0x290
__do_sys_finit_module+0xc5/0x130
? __do_sys_finit_module+0xc5/0x130
__x64_sys_finit_module+0x13/0x20
do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
RIP: 0033:0x7f64dda564dd
Code: 5b 41 5c c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 1b 29 0f 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffdba393f88 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000139
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f64dda564dd
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00005575399e2ab2 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: 000055753a91c5e0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000002
R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00005575399e2ab2
R13: 000055753a91ceb0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 000055753a923018
</TASK>
Modules linked in: btintel(+) btmtk bluetooth vfat snd_hda_codec_hdmi fat snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic iwlmvm(+) snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl mac80211 snd_sof_intel_hda_common soundwire_intel soundwire_generic_allocation soundwire_cadence soundwire_bus snd_sof_intel_hda snd_sof_pci snd_sof snd_sof_xtensa_dsp snd_soc_hdac_hda snd_hda_ext_core snd_soc_acpi_intel_match snd_soc_acpi snd_soc_core btrfs snd_compress snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_hda_codec raid6_pq iwlwifi snd_hda_core snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore cfg80211 intel_ish_ipc(+) thunderbolt rfkill intel_ishtp ucsi_acpi wmi i2c_hid_acpi i2c_hid evdev
CR2: 000000000000004f
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Check the debugfs_dir pointer for an error before using it.

[change to make both conditional]

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.12 5.15.27

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.16.14-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.16.14-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.16.14-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 kernel-rt +12 5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 RHSA-2022:7933
RHEL 9 perf +29 5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 RHSA-2022:8267
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 RHSA-2022:7444
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 RHSA-2022:7683
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +4 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.66.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-syms +1 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +4 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150400.24.133.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150400.24.133.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-source +2 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.91.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3227-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.91.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3227-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19 +1 1-150500.11.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_31 1-150400.9.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +3 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-docs +1 5.14.21-150400.24.133.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +2 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-syms-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.67.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-source +2 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms 5.14.21-150400.24.133.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2.150400.24.64.5 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.133.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms 5.14.21-150400.24.133.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3408-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +3 5.14.21-150500.55.80.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.66.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +2 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-syms-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.67.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.80.2.150500.6.35.6 SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.67.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1

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