Linux Kernel up to 6.1.15/6.2.2 ath11k null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.15/6.2.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ath11k. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-50627. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.15/6.2.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component ath11k. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash When the interface is brought up in monitor mode, it leads to NULL pointer dereference crash. This crash happens when the packet type is extracted for a SKB. This extraction which is present in the received msdu delivery path,is not needed for the monitor ring packets since they are all RAW packets. Hence appending the flags with "RX_FLAG_ONLY_MONITOR" to skip that extraction. Observed calltrace: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000064 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 CM = 0, WnR = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000048517000 [0000000000000064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k qmi_helpers CPU: 2 PID: 1781 Comm: napi/-271 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5-wt-ath-656295-gef907406320c-dirty #6 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. IPQ8074/AP-HK10-C2 (DT) pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] lr : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x5c/0x60 [ath11k] sp : ffff80000ef5bb10 x29: ffff80000ef5bb10 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff000007baafa0 x26: ffff000014a91ed0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff800002b77378 x22: ffff000014a91ec0 x21: ffff000006c8d600 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800002b77740 x18: 0000000000000006 x17: 736564203634343a x16: 656e694c20657079 x15: 0000000000000143 x14: 00000000ffffffea x13: ffff80000ef5b8b8 x12: ffff80000ef5b8c8 x11: ffff80000a591d30 x10: ffff80000a579d40 x9 : c0000000ffffefff x8 : 0000000000000003 x7 : 0000000000017fe8 x6 : ffff80000a579ce8 x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 3a35ec12ed7f8900 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000052 Call trace: ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_deliver_msdu.isra.42+0xa4/0x3d0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_mon_deliver.isra.43+0x2f8/0x458 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x310/0x4c0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_service_srng+0x234/0x338 [ath11k] ath11k_pcic_ext_grp_napi_poll+0x30/0xb8 [ath11k] __napi_poll+0x5c/0x190 napi_threaded_poll+0xf0/0x118 kthread+0xf4/0x110 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50627 since 12/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 277630 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50627), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.16 or 6.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d6ea1ca1d456bb661e5a9d104e69d2c261161115/9089c3080a98f1452335e08b8014a28003a211ce/950b43f8bd8a4d476d2da6d2a083a89bcd3c90d7 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (277630) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2756). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• NetApp FAS
• NetApp AFF
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Microsoft Azure Linux

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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