CVE-2022-42719
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CVE-2022-42719 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to crash the kernel and potentially execute code.. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to crash the kernel and potentially execute code.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.2, < 5.4.219 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.149 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.74 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 5.19.16 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.0, < 6.0.2 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204051Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=ff05d4b45dd89b922578dac497dcabf57cf771c6Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204051Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=ff05d4b45dd89b922578dac497dcabf57cf771c6Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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