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Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2022-49405staging: r8188eu: prevent ->Ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: r8188eu: prevent ->Ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan() This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->Ssid[] array.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.18.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49405
Debian:13linux5.18.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49405
Debian:14linux5.18.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-47.51UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1019.24UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1017.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1015.18UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1002.4UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1013.15UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1015.20UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1017.21UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-47.53UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1017.22UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49405

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 2b42bd58b32155a1be4dd78991845dec05aaef9e – before ac2eab7de458f5e1210ce1237afab40a307075c82b42bd58b32155a1be4dd78991845dec05aaef9e – before c4bd6b72df4f01aa866ceb298466d6d07a6bd5252b42bd58b32155a1be4dd78991845dec05aaef9e – before 476bfda0be0f9669add92bff604ca78226cf53d12b42bd58b32155a1be4dd78991845dec05aaef9e – before bc10916e890948d8927a5c8c40fb5dc44be5e1b8
Linux Linux 5.15

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