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CVE-2022-23088
While a FreeBSD Wi-Fi client is in scanning mode (i.e., not associated with a SSID) a malicious beacon frame may overwrite kernel memory, leading to remote code execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The 802.11 beacon handling routine failed to validate the length of an IEEE 802.11s Mesh ID before copying it to a heap-allocated buffer. While a FreeBSD Wi-Fi client is in scanning mode (i.e., not associated with a SSID) a malicious beacon frame may overwrite kernel memory, leading to remote code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.62% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- secteam@freebsd.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.