CVE-2022-50297

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The kernel\nneeds to be able to handle such devices without getting an internal error.\n\nusb 1-1: BOGUS urb xfer, pipe 3 != type 1\nWARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 500 at drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493 usb_submit_urb+0xce2/0x1430 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493\nModules linked in:\nCPU: 3 PID: 500 Comm: kworker/3:2 Not tainted 5.10.135-syzkaller #0\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.12.0-1 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: events request_firmware_work_func\nRIP: 0010:usb_submit_urb+0xce2/0x1430 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:493\nCall Trace:\n ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_rx_urbs drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:908 [inline]\n ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_urbs+0x75e/0x1010 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1019\n ath9k_hif_usb_dev_init drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1109 [inline]\n ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x142/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1242\n request_firmware_work_func+0x12e/0x240 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1097\n process_one_work+0x9af/0x1600 kernel/workqueue.c:2279\n worker_thread+0x61d/0x12f0 kernel/workqueue.c:2425\n kthread+0x3b4/0x4a0 kernel/kthread.c:313\n ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:299\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller."}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "4.9.337", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "4.14.303", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "4.19.270", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "5.4.229", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.163", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.86", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.0.16", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.2", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "6.2", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.35"}], "operator": "OR"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T19:16:35.429Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-50297", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-05T20:10:33.617Z", "dateReserved": "2025-09-15T14:18:36.812Z", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "datePublished": "2025-09-15T14:45:53.146Z", "assignerShortName": "Linux"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

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