Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Don't finalize CSA in IBSS mode if state is disconnected When we are not connected to a channel, sending channel "switch" announcement doesn't make any sense. The BSS list is empty in that case. This causes the for loop in cfg80211_get_bss() to be bypassed, so the function returns NULL (check line 1424 of net/wireless/scan.c), causing the WARN_ON() in ieee80211_ibss_csa_beacon() to get triggered (check line 500 of net/mac80211/ibss.c), which was consequently reported on the syzkaller dashboard. Thus, check if we have an existing connection before generating the CSA beacon in ieee80211_ibss_finish_csa().
INFO
Published Date :
2025-06-18T10:59:57.610Z
Last Modified :
2025-06-18T10:59:57.610Z
Source :
Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-49942 vulnerability.
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Linux |
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