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Unscored CVE-2022-50258 EUVD-2022-55494GHSA-vcqq-2g47-gfp7

wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds in brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds()

Published Sep 15, 2025 · Updated Nov 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 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-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 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-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 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 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds in brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds()

This patch fixes a stack-out-of-bounds read in brcmfmac that occurs
when 'buf' that is not null-terminated is passed as an argument of
strsep() in brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(). This buffer is filled with a firmware
version string by memcpy() in brcmf_fil_iovar_data_get().
The patch ensures buf is null-terminated.

Found by a modified version of syzkaller.

[ 47.569679][ T1897] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43236b for chip BCM43236/3
[ 47.582839][ T1897] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_process_clm_blob: no clm_blob available (err=-2), device may have limited channels available
[ 47.601565][ T1897] ==================================================================
[ 47.602574][ T1897] BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0
[ 47.603447][ T1897] Read of size 1 at addr ffffc90001f6f000 by task kworker/0:2/1897
[ 47.604336][ T1897]
[ 47.604621][ T1897] CPU: 0 PID: 1897 Comm: kworker/0:2 Tainted: G O 5.14.0+ #131
[ 47.605617][ T1897] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 47.606907][ T1897] Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
[ 47.607453][ T1897] Call Trace:
[ 47.607801][ T1897] dump_stack_lvl+0x8e/0xd1
[ 47.608295][ T1897] print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xf/0x334
[ 47.609009][ T1897] ? strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0
[ 47.609434][ T1897] ? strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0
[ 47.609863][ T1897] kasan_report.cold+0x83/0xdf
[ 47.610366][ T1897] ? strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0
[ 47.610882][ T1897] strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0
[ 47.611300][ T1897] ? brcmf_fil_iovar_data_get+0x3a/0xf0
[ 47.611883][ T1897] brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds+0x995/0xc40
[ 47.612434][ T1897] ? brcmf_c_set_joinpref_default+0x100/0x100
[ 47.613078][ T1897] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0xa1/0xd0
[ 47.613662][ T1897] ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0
[ 47.614208][ T1897] ? lock_acquire+0x19d/0x4e0
[ 47.614704][ T1897] ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0x110
[ 47.615236][ T1897] ? brcmf_usb_deq+0x1a7/0x260
[ 47.615741][ T1897] ? brcmf_usb_rx_fill_all+0x5a/0xf0
[ 47.616288][ T1897] brcmf_attach+0x246/0xd40
[ 47.616758][ T1897] ? wiphy_new_nm+0x1703/0x1dd0
[ 47.617280][ T1897] ? kmemdup+0x43/0x50
[ 47.617720][ T1897] brcmf_usb_probe+0x12de/0x1690
[ 47.618244][ T1897] ? brcmf_usbdev_qinit.constprop.0+0x470/0x470
[ 47.618901][ T1897] usb_probe_interface+0x2aa/0x760
[ 47.619429][ T1897] ? usb_probe_device+0x250/0x250
[ 47.619950][ T1897] really_probe+0x205/0xb70
[ 47.620435][ T1897] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0x130/0x130
[ 47.621048][ T1897] __driver_probe_device+0x311/0x4b0
[ 47.621595][ T1897] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0x130/0x130
[ 47.622209][ T1897] driver_probe_device+0x4e/0x150
[ 47.622739][ T1897] __device_attach_driver+0x1cc/0x2a0
[ 47.623287][ T1897] bus_for_each_drv+0x156/0x1d0
[ 47.623796][ T1897] ? bus_rescan_devices+0x30/0x30
[ 47.624309][ T1897] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3e0
[ 47.624907][ T1897] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x46/0x160
[ 47.625437][ T1897] __device_attach+0x23f/0x3a0
[ 47.625924][ T1897] ? device_bind_driver+0xd0/0xd0
[ 47.626433][ T1897] ? kobject_uevent_env+0x287/0x14b0
[ 47.627057][ T1897] bus_probe_device+0x1da/0x290
[ 47.627557][ T1897] device_add+0xb7b/0x1eb0
[ 47.628027][ T1897] ? wait_for_completion+0x290/0x290
[ 47.628593][ T1897] ? __fw_devlink_link_to_suppliers+0x5a0/0x5a0
[ 47.629249][ T1897] usb_set_configuration+0xf59/0x16f0
[ 47.629829][ T1897] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x82/0xa0
[ 47.630385][ T1897] usb_probe_device+0xbb/0x250
[ 47.630927][ T1897] ? usb_suspend+0x590/0x590
[ 47.631397][ T1897] really_probe+0x205/0xb70
[ 47.631855][ T1897] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0x130/0x130
[ 47.632469][ T1897] __driver_probe_device+0x311/0x4b0
[ 47.633002][
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 3.8 4.14.308

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 6.1.20-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.1.20-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.20-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1019.21 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel +9 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-75.82 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1038.43 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1040.47 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1041.48.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1036.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1036.41 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1022.27 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1032.35 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1033.38 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1035.40 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1027.27 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1015.15 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1037.43 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-152.169 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1104.112 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1038.43~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1110.116 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1040.47~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1065.71 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1107.116 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1036.44~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-75.82~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1051.56 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1033.38~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1017.18 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1093.99 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1015.15~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1103.112 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1037.43~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1088.99 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1035.39~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1024.28 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1033.35 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1040.45 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1104.112+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1110.116+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1079.88 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1107.116+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +5 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1104.112~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1110.116~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1107.116~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-152.169~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1051.56~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1103.112~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1088.99~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6583
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 RHSA-2023:6583
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7077
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1.150300.18.132.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.275.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1
Show 18 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1.150300.18.132.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.109.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.133.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1.150300.18.132.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.223.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03613-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1.150300.18.132.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.223.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03613-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_31 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_45 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_62 1-150300.7.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.275.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_73 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.124.1.150500.6.59.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1.150300.18.132.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1.150400.24.92.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.179.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.221.1.150300.18.132.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03626-1

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