Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50871
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: Fix qmi_msg_handler data structure initialization qmi_msg_handler is required to be null terminated by QMI module. There might be a case where a handler for a msg id is not present in the handlers array which can lead to infinite loop while searching the handler and therefore out of bound access in qmi_invoke_handler(). Hence update the initialization in qmi_msg_handler data structure. Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1-01100-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d, 5.6, 0
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50871?
- CVE-2022-50871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50871?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.