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CVE-2022-49301: staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 33ef21d55418ab6a62a63fd550b2dbe297433372, 58762f1c63c75cbe1dc393eed3c9cf8e38310ca1, 95b0f54f8a898072a2810c05fab34d971f23a612.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 33ef21d55418ab6a62a63fd550b2dbe297433372, 58762f1c63c75cbe1dc393eed3c9cf8e38310ca1, 95b0f54f8a898072a2810c05fab34d971f23a612 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in usb_read8() and friends When r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq() returns negative, 'data' in usb_read{8,16,32} will not be initialized. BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 string_nocheck lib/vsprintf.c:643 [inline] string+0x4ec/0x6f0 lib/vsprintf.c:725 vsnprintf+0x2222/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2806 va_format lib/vsprintf.c:1704 [inline] pointer+0x18e6/0x1f70 lib/vsprintf.c:2443 vsnprintf+0x1a9b/0x3650 lib/vsprintf.c:2810 vprintk_store+0x537/0x2150 kernel/printk/printk.c:2158 vprintk_emit+0x28b/0xab0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2256 dev_vprintk_emit+0x5ef/0x6d0 drivers/base/core.c:4604 dev_printk_emit+0x1dd/0x21f drivers/base/core.c:4615 __dev_printk+0x3be/0x440 drivers/base/core.c:4627 _dev_info+0x1ea/0x22f drivers/base/core.c:4673 r871xu_drv_init+0x1929/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:401 usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621 __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752 driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline] __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970 device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017 bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405 usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238 usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293 really_probe+0x6c7/0x1350 drivers/base/dd.c:621 __driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752 driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline] __device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899 bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427 __device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970 device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017 bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487 device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405 usb_new_device+0x1b91/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5363 [inline] hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5507 [inline] port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5665 [inline] hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5747 process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x10d0/0x2240 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 Local variable data created at: usb_read8+0x5d/0x130 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c:33 r8712_read8+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_io.c:29 KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 17th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernelbefore 5.4.198
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.122
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.47
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.17.15
  • linux linux kernel5.18 and later · before 5.18.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.37affected
    • 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef and later · before 58762f1c63c75cbe1dc393eed3c9cf8e38310ca1affected · git
    • 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef and later · before 33ef21d55418ab6a62a63fd550b2dbe297433372affected · git
    • 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef and later · before 95b0f54f8a898072a2810c05fab34d971f23a612affected · git
    • 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef and later · before d7ed3c85da0b230bcdf5329acfe012ed093f3daaaffected · git
    • 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef and later · before de075af8c404f7d59ed34df230aedd9f645fb846affected · git
    • 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef and later · before d1b57669732d09da7e13ef86d058dab0cd57f6e0affected · git
    • before 2.6.37not affected · semver
    • 5.4.198 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
    • 5.10.122 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 5.18.5-15.18.5-1

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-49298Feb 26, 2025 · staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-49300Feb 26, 2025 · nbd: fix race between nbd_alloc_config() and module removal
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-49302Feb 26, 2025 · USB: host: isp116x: check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux33ef21d55418ab6a62a63fd550b2dbe297433372Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux58762f1c63c75cbe1dc393eed3c9cf8e38310ca1Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux95b0f54f8a898072a2810c05fab34d971f23a612Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd1b57669732d09da7e13ef86d058dab0cd57f6e0Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd7ed3c85da0b230bcdf5329acfe012ed093f3daaVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxde075af8c404f7d59ed34df230aedd9f645fb846Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux5.18.5-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-5030299 days apartHID: core: zero-initialize the report bufferKEV
    52Plan
  • CVE-2026-52989483 days apartnvmet-tcp: propagate nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() errors to its callers
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-47685128 days apartnetfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix nf_reject_ip6_tcphdr_put()
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-53225484 days apartsctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup()
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-53170484 days apartaccel/ethosu: reject DMA commands with uninitialized length
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-43139434 days apartxfrm6: fix uninitialized saddr in xfrm6_get_saddr()
    34Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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