CVE-2022-49646

wifi: mac80211: fix queue selection for mesh/OCB interfaces

Published Feb 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: fix queue selection for mesh/OCB interfaces

When using iTXQ, the code assumes that there is only one vif queue for
broadcast packets, using the BE queue. Allowing non-BE queue marking
violates that assumption and txq->ac == skb_queue_mapping is no longer
guaranteed. This can cause issues with queue handling in the driver and
also causes issues with the recent ATF change, resulting in an AQL
underflow warning.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-54586 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix queue selection for mesh/OCB interfaces When using iTXQ, the code assumes that there is only one vif queue for broadcast packets, using the BE queue. Allowing non-BE queue marking violates that assumption and txq->ac == skb_queue_mapping is no longer guaranteed. This can cause issues with queue handling in the driver and also causes issues with the recent ATF change, resulting in an AQL underflow warning.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix queue selection for mesh/OCB interfaces When using iTXQ, the code assumes that there is only one vif queue for broadcast packets, using the BE queue. Allowing non-BE queue marking violates that assumption and txq->ac == skb_queue_mapping is no longer guaranteed. This can cause issues with queue handling in the driver and also causes issues with the recent ATF change, resulting in an AQL underflow warning.
Title wifi: mac80211: fix queue selection for mesh/OCB interfaces
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 7:03 PM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2025, 2:21 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 26, 2025, 7:01 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 26, 2025, 12:00 AM