{"id":"CVE-2022-49129","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmt76: mt7921: fix crash when startup fails.\n\nIf the nic fails to start, it is possible that the\nreset_work has already been scheduled","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmt76: mt7921: fix crash when startup fails.\n\nIf the nic fails to start, it is possible that the\nreset_work has already been scheduled.  Ensure the\nwork item is canceled…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.16, < 5.15.34","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20","linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.17.3"],"published":"2025-02-26","updated":"2026-08-13","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49129","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38fbe806645090c07aa97171f20fc62c3d7d3a98","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/827e7799c61b978fbc2cc9dac66cb62401b2b3f0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac1260b661c2ef0d0a56680cdb5672b931b7be8f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1a5e6002ec441a3b9fb4d048b4b49ae93409a46","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00268,"epssPercentile":0.1915,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T00:57:22.563Z","slug":"CVE-2022-49129","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmt76: mt7921: fix crash when startup fails.\n\nIf the nic fails to start, it is possible that the\nreset_work has already been scheduled.  Ensure the\nwork item is canceled so we do not have use-after-free\ncrash in case cleanup is called before the work item\nis executed.\n\nThis fixes crash on my x86_64 apu2 when mt7921k radio\nfails to work.  Radio still fails, but OS does not\ncrash.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.16, < 5.15.34`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.17.3`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}