SB20250226703 - Resource management error in Linux kernel ti wl1251 driver

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49500)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the wl1251_tx_packet_cb() and wl1251_tx_complete() functions in drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/tx.c, within the wl1251_set_partition() function in drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/io.c, within the wl1251_event_wait(), wl1251_event_mbox_config() and wl1251_event_handle() functions in drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/event.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/454744754cbf2c21b3fc7344e46e10bee2768094
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da03bbfbf5acd1ab0b074617e865ad1e8a5779ef
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3