CVE-2022-42719

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    CVE-2022-42719

    Published: 13 Oct 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171005/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0091-1.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204051, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=ff05d4b45dd89b922578dac497dcabf57cf771c6, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
    None
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