{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49298","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()  When 'tmpU1b' returns from r8712_read8(padapter, EE_9346CR) is 0, 'mac[6]' will not be initialized.  BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init+0x2d54/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:541  r871xu_drv_init+0x2d54/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:541  usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396  really_probe+0x653/0x14b0 drivers/base/dd.c:596  __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+0x653/0x14b0 drivers/base/dd.c:596  __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+0x1b8e/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566  hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5358 [inline]  hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5502 [inline]  port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5660 [inline]  hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5742  process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2307  worker_thread+0x10b3/0x21e0 kernel/workqueue.c:2454  kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:377  ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30  Local variable mac created at:  r871xu_drv_init+0x1771/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:394  usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396  KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3cd92b1d85428b128503bfa7a250294c9ae00bd8","modified":"2026-09-01T16:05:20.706689213Z","published":"2025-02-26T07:01:06.630Z","upstream":["CVE-2022-49298"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49298"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.18.5-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49298.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.18.5-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49298.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.18.5-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49298.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}