CVE-2022-42719

backport-iwlwifi-dkms: A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x befo...

CVE-2022-42719 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by backport-iwlwifi-dkms 8324-0ubuntu3~20.04.5, released October 13, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0135
71st percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
backport-iwlwifi-dkms · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 8324-0ubuntu3~20.04.5 backport-iwlwifi-dkms 8324-0ubuntu3~20.04.5 Oct 13, 2022
backport-iwlwifi-dkms · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 9858-0ubuntu3.1 backport-iwlwifi-dkms 9858-0ubuntu3.1 Oct 13, 2022
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.0.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42719 Oct 13, 2022
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.0.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42719 Oct 13, 2022
linux · Debian 14 6.0.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42719 Oct 13, 2022

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