MediumFix available
linux — security advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: r8188eu: prevent ->Ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan() This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->Ssid[] array.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.18.5-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49405
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 15:39 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: r8188eu: prevent ->Ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan() This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->Ssid[] array.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49405
linux
Fixed versions: 5.18.5-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.18.5-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.18.5-1
Complete source record
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