CVE-2022-49231 Information

Description

In the Linux kernel the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rtw88: fix memory overrun and memory leak during hw_scan

Previously we allocated less memory than actual required overwrite to the buffer causes the mm module to complaint and raise access violation faults. Along with potential memory leaks when returned early. Fix these by passing the correct size and proper deinit flow.

Reference

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95984b5580dcb8b1c0036577c52b609990a1dab https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5da191bfcd5fd22b95459b623694f66c1cc10b