CVE-2022-49543

CVE-2022-49543 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath11k: fix the warning of dev_wake in mhi_pm_disable_transition() When test device recovery with below command, it has warning in message as below. echo assert > /sys/kernel/debug/ath11k/wcn6855\ hw2.0/simulate_fw_crash echo assert > /sys/kernel/debug/ath11k/qca6390\ hw2.0/simulate_fw_crash warning message: [ 1965.642121] ath11k_pci 0000:06:00.0: simulating firmware assert crash [ 1968.471364] ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested [ 1968.511305] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1968.511368] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1546 at drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c:505 mhi_pm_disable_transition+0xb37/0xda0 [mhi] [ 1968.511443] Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k mac80211 libarc4 cfg80211 qmi_helpers qrtr_mhi mhi qrtr nvme nvme_core [ 1968.511563] CPU: 3 PID: 1546 Comm: kworker/u17:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 5.17.0-rc3-wt-ath+ #579 [ 1968.511629] Hardware name: Intel(R) Client Systems NUC8i7HVK/NUC8i7HVB, BIOS HNKBLi70.86A.0067.2021.0528.1339 05/28/2021 [ 1968.511704] Workqueue: mhi_hiprio_wq mhi_pm_st_worker [mhi] [ 1968.511787] RIP: 0010:mhi_pm_disable_transition+0xb37/0xda0 [mhi] [ 1968.511870] Code: a9 fe ff ff 4c 89 ff 44 89 04 24 e8 03 46 f6 e5 44 8b 04 24 41 83 f8 01 0f 84 21 fe ff ff e9 4c fd ff ff 0f 0b e9 af f8 ff ff <0f> 0b e9 5c f8 ff ff 48 89 df e8 da 9e ee e3 e9 12 fd ff ff 4c 89 [ 1968.511923] RSP: 0018:ffffc900024efbf0 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 1968.511969] RAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: ffff88811d241250 RCX: ffffffffc0176922 [ 1968.512014] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffff888118a90a24 [ 1968.512059] RBP: ffff888118a90800 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff888118a90a27 [ 1968.512102] R10: ffffed1023152144 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888118a908ac [ 1968.512229] R13: ffff888118a90928 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff888118a90a24 [ 1968.512310] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888234200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 1968.512405] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 1968.512493] CR2: 00007f5538f443a8 CR3: 000000016dc28001 CR4: 00000000003706e0 [ 1968.512587] Call Trace: [ 1968.512672] <TASK> [ 1968.512751] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x1f/0x40 [ 1968.512859] mhi_pm_st_worker+0x3ac/0x790 [mhi] [ 1968.512959] ? mhi_pm_mission_mode_transition.isra.0+0x7d0/0x7d0 [mhi] [ 1968.513063] process_one_work+0x86a/0x1400 [ 1968.513184] ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x230/0x230 [ 1968.513312] ? move_linked_works+0x125/0x290 [ 1968.513416] worker_thread+0x6db/0xf60 [ 1968.513536] ? process_one_work+0x1400/0x1400 [ 1968.513627] kthread+0x241/0x2d0 [ 1968.513733] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ 1968.513821] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 1968.513924] </TASK> Reason is mhi_deassert_dev_wake() from mhi_device_put() is called but mhi_assert_dev_wake() from __mhi_device_get_sync() is not called in progress of recovery. Commit 8e0559921f9a ("bus: mhi: core: Skip device wake in error or shutdown state") add check for the pm_state of mhi in __mhi_device_get_sync(), and the pm_state is not the normal state untill recovery is completed, so it leads the dev_wake is not 0 and above warning print in mhi_pm_disable_transition() while checking mhi_cntrl->dev_wake. Add check in ath11k_pci_write32()/ath11k_pci_read32() to skip call mhi_device_put() if mhi_device_get_sync() does not really do wake, then the warning gone. Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03003-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-2

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49543?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath11k: fix the warning of dev_wake in mhi_pm_disable_transition() When test device recovery with below command, it has warning in message as below. echo assert > /sys/kernel/debug/ath11k/wcn6855\ hw2.0/simulate_fw_crash echo assert > /sys/kernel/debug/ath11k/qca6390\ hw2.0/simulate_fw_crash warning message: [ 1965.642121] ath11k_pci 0000:06:00.0: simulating firmware assert crash [ 1968.471364] ieee80211 phy0: Hardware restart was requested [ 1968.511305] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 1968.511368] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1546 at drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c:505 mhi_pm_disable_transition+0xb37/0xda0 [mhi] [ 1968.511443] Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k mac80211 libarc4 cfg80211 qmi_helpers qrtr_mhi mhi qrtr nvme nvme_core [ 1968.511563] CPU: 3 PID: 1546 Comm: kworker/u17:0 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 5.17.0-rc3-wt-ath+ #579 [ 1968.511629] Hardware name: Intel(R) Client Systems NUC8i7HVK/NUC8i7HVB, BIOS HNKBLi70.86A.0067.2021.0528.1339 05/28/2021 [ 1968.511704] Workqueue: mhi_hiprio_wq mhi_pm_st_worker [mhi] [ 1968.511787] RIP: 0010:mhi_pm_disable_transition+0xb37/0xda0 [mhi] [ 1968.511870] Code: a9 fe ff ff 4c 89 ff 44 89 04 24 e8 03 46 f6 e5 44 8b 04 24 41 83 f8 01 0f 84 21 fe ff ff e9 4c fd ff ff 0f 0b e9 af f8 ff ff <0f> 0b e9 5c f8 ff ff 48 89 df e8 da 9e ee e3 e9 12 fd ff ff 4c 89 [ 1968.511923] RSP: 0018:ffffc900024efbf0 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 1968.511969] RAX: 00000000ffffffff RBX: ffff88811d241250 RCX: ffffffffc0176922 [ 1968.512014] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000004 RDI: ffff888118a90a24 [ 1968.512059] RBP: ffff888118a90800 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff888118a90a27 [ 1968.512102] R10: ffffed1023152144 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff888118a908ac [ 1968.512229] R13: ffff888118a90928 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff888118a90a24 [ 1968.512310] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888234200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 1968.512405] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 1968.512493] CR2: 00007f5538f443a8 CR3: 000000016dc28001 CR4: 00000000003706e0 [ 1968.512587] Call Trace: [ 1968.512672] <TASK> [ 1968.512751] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x1f/0x40 [ 1968.512859] mhi_pm_st_worker+0x3ac/0x790 [mhi] [ 1968.512959] ? mhi_pm_mission_mode_transition.isra.0+0x7d0/0x7d0 [mhi] [ 1968.513063] process_one_work+0x86a/0x1400 [ 1968.513184] ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x230/0x230 [ 1968.513312] ? move_linked_works+0x125/0x290 [ 1968.513416] worker_thread+0x6db/0xf60 [ 1968.513536] ? process_one_work+0x1400/0x1400 [ 1968.513627] kthread+0x241/0x2d0 [ 1968.513733] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ 1968.513821] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 1968.513924] </TASK> Reason is mhi_deassert_dev_wake() from mhi_device_put() is called but mhi_assert_dev_wake() from __mhi_device_get_sync() is not called in progress of recovery. Commit 8e0559921f9a ("bus: mhi: core: Skip device wake in error or shutdown state") add check for the pm_state of mhi in __mhi_device_get_sync(), and the pm_state is not the normal state untill recovery is completed, so it leads the dev_wake is not 0 and above warning print in mhi_pm_disable_transition() while checking mhi_cntrl->dev_wake. Add check in ath11k_pci_write32()/ath11k_pci_read32() to skip call mhi_device_put() if mhi_device_get_sync() does not really do wake, then the warning gone. Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03003-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-2
How severe is CVE-2022-49543?
CVE-2022-49543 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-49543 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (16th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-49543?
CVE-2022-49543 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49543?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2022-49543 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
Yes. CVE-2022-49543 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2022-54475.
When was CVE-2022-49543 published?
CVE-2022-49543 was published on 2025-02-26 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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