CVE-2022-50258 Details
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds in brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds() This patch fixes a stack-out-of-bounds read in brcmfmac that occurs when 'buf' that is not null-terminated is passed as an argument of strsep() in brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(). This buffer is filled with a firmware version string by memcpy() in brcmf_fil_iovar_data_get(). The patch ensures buf is null-terminated. Found by a modified version of syzkaller. [ 47.569679][ T1897] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43236b for chip BCM43236/3 [ 47.582839][ T1897] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_process_clm_blob: no clm_blob available (err=-2), device may have limited channels available [ 47.601565][ T1897] ================================================================== [ 47.602574][ T1897] BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0 [ 47.603447][ T1897] Read of size 1 at addr ffffc90001f6f000 by task kworker/0:2/1897 [ 47.604336][ T1897] [ 47.604621][ T1897] CPU: 0 PID: 1897 Comm: kworker/0:2 Tainted: G O 5.14.0+ #131 [ 47.605617][ T1897] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 47.606907][ T1897] Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event [ 47.607453][ T1897] Call Trace: [ 47.607801][ T1897] dump_stack_lvl+0x8e/0xd1 [ 47.608295][ T1897] print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0xf/0x334 [ 47.609009][ T1897] ? strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0 [ 47.609434][ T1897] ? strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0 [ 47.609863][ T1897] kasan_report.cold+0x83/0xdf [ 47.610366][ T1897] ? strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0 [ 47.610882][ T1897] strsep+0x1b2/0x1f0 [ 47.611300][ T1897] ? brcmf_fil_iovar_data_get+0x3a/0xf0 [ 47.611883][ T1897] brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds+0x995/0xc40 [ 47.612434][ T1897] ? brcmf_c_set_joinpref_default+0x100/0x100 [ 47.613078][ T1897] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0xa1/0xd0 [ 47.613662][ T1897] ? rcu_read_lock_bh_held+0xb0/0xb0 [ 47.614208][ T1897] ? lock_acquire+0x19d/0x4e0 [ 47.614704][ T1897] ? find_held_lock+0x2d/0x110 [ 47.615236][ T1897] ? brcmf_usb_deq+0x1a7/0x260 [ 47.615741][ T1897] ? brcmf_usb_rx_fill_all+0x5a/0xf0 [ 47.616288][ T1897] brcmf_attach+0x246/0xd40 [ 47.616758][ T1897] ? wiphy_new_nm+0x1703/0x1dd0 [ 47.617280][ T1897] ? kmemdup+0x43/0x50 [ 47.617720][ T1897] brcmf_usb_probe+0x12de/0x1690 [ 47.618244][ T1897] ? brcmf_usbdev_qinit.constprop.0+0x470/0x470 [ 47.618901][ T1897] usb_probe_interface+0x2aa/0x760 [ 47.619429][ T1897] ? usb_probe_device+0x250/0x250 [ 47.619950][ T1897] really_probe+0x205/0xb70 [ 47.620435][ T1897] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0x130/0x130 [ 47.621048][ T1897] __driver_probe_device+0x311/0x4b0 [ 47.621595][ T1897] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0x130/0x130 [ 47.622209][ T1897] driver_probe_device+0x4e/0x150 [ 47.622739][ T1897] __device_attach_driver+0x1cc/0x2a0 [ 47.623287][ T1897] bus_for_each_drv+0x156/0x1d0 [ 47.623796][ T1897] ? bus_rescan_devices+0x30/0x30 [ 47.624309][ T1897] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3e0 [ 47.624907][ T1897] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x46/0x160 [ 47.625437][ T1897] __device_attach+0x23f/0x3a0 [ 47.625924][ T1897] ? device_bind_driver+0xd0/0xd0 [ 47.626433][ T1897] ? kobject_uevent_env+0x287/0x14b0 [ 47.627057][ T1897] bus_probe_device+0x1da/0x290 [ 47.627557][ T1897] device_add+0xb7b/0x1eb0 [ 47.628027][ T1897] ? wait_for_completion+0x290/0x290 [ 47.628593][ T1897] ? __fw_devlink_link_to_suppliers+0x5a0/0x5a0 [ 47.629249][ T1897] usb_set_configuration+0xf59/0x16f0 [ 47.629829][ T1897] usb_generic_driver_probe+0x82/0xa0 [ 47.630385][ T1897] usb_probe_device+0xbb/0x250 [ 47.630927][ T1897] ? usb_suspend+0x590/0x590 [ 47.631397][ T1897] really_probe+0x205/0xb70 [ 47.631855][ T1897] ? driver_allows_async_probing+0x130/0x130 [ 47.632469][ T1897] __driver_probe_device+0x311/0x4b0 [ 47.633002][ ---truncated---
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel's Broadcom brcmfmac wireless driver. This issue arises in the function 'brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds()' when a firmware version string, not properly null-terminated, is passed to 'strsep()'. The buffer is populated by 'brcmf_fil_iovar_data_get()' using 'memcpy()'. The vulnerability was discovered using a modified version of syzkaller.
Users can upgrade to the patched version of the Linux kernel available in the official Linux kernel stable repository. Instructions for downloading the latest stable kernel can be found on the Linux kernel website.
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a06cadcc2a0044e4a117cc0e61436fc3a0dad69 | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17dbe90e13f52848c460d253f15b765038ec6dc0 | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3a5e3f94068cd562d62a57da6983c8cd07d53c | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/881f50d76c3892262730ddf5c894eb00310e736c | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89243a7b0ea19606ba1c2873c9d569026ccb344f | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba166e0ebdde3dfa833f0a3edaf2b2934d4a87f7 | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d481fd6064bf215d7c5068e15aa390c3b16c9cd0 | kernel.org | Patch |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6ef66194bb4a6c18f5b9649bf62597909b040e4 | kernel.org | Patch |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | < 4.14.308 >= 4.15, < 4.19.276 >= 4.20, < 5.4.235 >= 5.5, < 5.10.173 >= 5.11, < 5.15.99 >= 5.16, < 6.1.16 >= 6.2, < 6.2.3 |
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Change History
3 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | kernel.org |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Sep 15, 2025 | New CVE Received | kernel.org |