CVE-2022-1679CWE-416

CVE-2022-1679

High · published May 16, 2022

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00813 · 56.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2022-05-16T22:15Z
Affected products (16)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 2.6.35, < 4.14.2914.14.291
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.15, < 4.19.2564.19.256
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.20, < 5.4.2115.4.211
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.5, < 5.10.1375.10.137
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.615.15.61
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 5.18.185.18.18
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.19, < 5.19.25.19.2
debian/debian_linuxall versions—
netapp/h410c_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h300s_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h500s_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h700s_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h300e_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h500e_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h700e_firmwareall versions—
netapp/h410s_firmwareall versions—
References (9)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 MAY 00:00Z
    A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail…
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