{"cve":"CVE-2022-49934","nvd":{"published":"2025-06-18T11:15:19.400","modified":"2026-08-04T10:18:00.013","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: Fix UAF in ieee80211_scan_rx()\n\nieee80211_scan_rx() tries to access scan_req->flags after a\nnull check, but a UAF is observed when the scan is completed\nand __ieee80211_scan_completed() executes, which then calls\ncfg80211_scan_done() leading to the freeing of scan_req.\n\nSince scan_req is rcu_dereference()'d, prevent the racing in\n__ieee80211_scan_completed() by ensuring that from mac80211's\nPOV it is no longer accessed from an RCU read critical section\nbefore we call cfg80211_scan_done().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4abc8c07a065ecf771827bde3c63fbbe4aa0c08b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d20c6f932f2758078d0454729129c894fe353e7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60deb9f10eec5c6a20252ed36238b55d8b614a2c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb181a64fdabf10be9e54de728876667da20255","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78a07732fbb0934d14827d8f09b9aa6a49ee1aa9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:03:23.287444849+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49934","score":0.00234,"percentile":0.14423,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}