VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-42719

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-10-13
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-416

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