CVE-2022-50164 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-50164
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

Attack Complexity:
Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
Attack Vector:
Attack Vector Under Analysis
Privileges Required: None
No authentication is required for exploitation.
Scope:
Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
User Interaction: None
No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-50164 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 18 Jun 2025, 11:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-50164 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-50164: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix double list_add at iwl_mvm_mac_wake_tx_queue After successfull station association, if station queues are disabled for some reason, the related lists are not emptied. So if some new element is added to the list in iwl_mvm_mac_wake_tx_queue, it can match with the old one and produce a BUG like this: [ 46.535263] list_add corruption. prev->next should be next (ffff94c1c318a360), but was 0000000000000000. (prev=ffff94c1d02d3388). [ 46.535283] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 46.535284] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:26! [ 46.535290] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI [ 46.585304] CPU: 0 PID: 623 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 5.19.0-rc3+ #1 [ 46.592380] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Inspiron 660s/0478VN , BIOS A07 08/24/2012 [ 46.600336] RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid.cold+0x3d/0x3f [ 46.605475] Code: f2 4c 89 c1 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 c8 40 67 93 e8 20 cc fd ff 0f 0b 48 89 d1 4c 89 c6 4c 89 ca 48 c7 c7 70 40 67 93 e8 09 cc fd ff <0f> 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 00 41 67 93 e8 f8 cb fd ff 0f 0b 48 89 d1 [ 46.624469] RSP: 0018:ffffb20800ab76d8 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 46.629854] RAX: 0000000000000075 RBX: ffff94c1c318a0e0 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 46.637105] RDX: 0000000000000201 RSI: ffffffff9365e100 RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 46.644356] RBP: ffff94c1c5f43370 R08: 0000000000000075 R09: 3064316334396666 [ 46.651607] R10: 3364323064316334 R11: 39666666663d7665 R12: ffff94c1c5f43388 [ 46.658857] R13: ffff94c1d02d3388 R14: ffff94c1c318a360 R15: ffff94c1cf2289c0 [ 46.666108] FS: 00007f65634ff7c0(0000) GS:ffff94c1da200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 46.674331] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 46.680170] CR2: 00007f7dfe984460 CR3: 000000010e894003 CR4: 00000000000606f0 [ 46.687422] Call Trace: [ 46.689906] <TASK> [ 46.691950] iwl_mvm_mac_wake_tx_queue+0xec/0x15c [iwlmvm] [ 46.697601] ieee80211_queue_skb+0x4b3/0x720 [mac80211] [ 46.702973] ? sta_info_get+0x46/0x60 [mac80211] [ 46.707703] ieee80211_tx+0xad/0x110 [mac80211] [ 46.712355] __ieee80211_tx_skb_tid_band+0x71/0x90 [mac80211] ... In order to avoid this problem, we must also remove the related lists when station queues are disabled.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-50164

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-50164 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-50164

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-50164.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-50164, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-50164, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

Confidentiality: None
CVE-2022-50164 does not compromise confidentiality.
Integrity: None
CVE-2022-50164 does not impact data integrity.
Availability: None
CVE-2022-50164 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-50164 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

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