wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc
If association to an AP without a link 0 fails, then we crash in
tracing because it assumes that either ap_mld_addr or link 0 BSS
is valid, since we clear sdata->vif.valid_links and then don't
add the ap_mld_addr to the struct.
Since we clear also sdata->vif.cfg.ap_addr, keep a local copy of
it and assign it earlier, before clearing valid_links, to fix
this.
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc If association to an AP without a link 0 fails, then we crash in tracing because it assumes that either ap_mld_addr or link 0 BSS is valid, since we clear sdata->vif.valid_links and then don't add the ap_mld_addr to the struct. Since we clear also sdata->vif.cfg.ap_addr, keep a local copy of it and assign it earlier, before clearing valid_links, to fix this. | |
| Title | wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:21:15.984Z
Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:15:38.664Z
Link: CVE-2022-50533
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:37.403
Modified: 2026-03-17T17:14:42.900
Link: CVE-2022-50533
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Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:37Z