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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: mediatek: mt8173: Enable IRQ when pdata is ready If the device does not come straight from reset, we might receive an IRQ before we are ready to handle it. [ 2.334737] Unable to handle kernel read from unreadable memory at virtual address 00000000000001e4 [ 2.522601] Call trace: [ 2.525040] regmap_read+0x1c/0x80 [ 2.528434] mt8173_afe_irq_handler+0x40/0xf0 ... [ 2.598921] start_kernel+0x338/0x42c

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-01

Last Modified

2025-10-02

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-01

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2022-50439

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
linux	linux_kernel	From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs in the Linux kernel's ASoC mediatek mt8173 driver where an interrupt request (IRQ) can be received before the device is ready to handle it. Specifically, if the device does not come straight from reset, the system might receive an IRQ prematurely, leading to attempts to read from unreadable memory and causing kernel errors or crashes.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to attempt to read from unreadable memory, potentially leading to kernel crashes or system instability. This can disrupt normal device operation and may require a system reboot or recovery.

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