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cve-2022-49543

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CVE-2022-49543 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the ath11k wireless driver that could produce noisy kernel warnings during firmware crash recovery. The issue arises from incorrect MHI power-management transition calls, specifically erroneous mhi_device_put calls that affect wake/refcount handling. A targeted fix was applied to make the wake/refcount handling defensive, reducing these warnings and potential availability consequences. Distributions have since rolled the change into stable kernel releases and security advisories. This tag covers discussions and updates related to the CVE-2022-49543 patch and its impact on Linux systems.
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    Linux Kernel Fix for Noisy ath11k MHI Warnings CVE-2022-49543

    The Linux kernel received a targeted fix for a troubling warning in the ath11k wireless driver — tracked as CVE‑2022‑49543 — that could surface during firmware crash recovery and produce noisy kernel warnings (and in some cases availability consequences) when the MHI power‑management transition...
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