VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-41674
Attackers able to inject WLAN frames could cause a buffer overflow in the ieee80211_bss_info_update function in net/mac80211/scan.c.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 3.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19.16. Attackers able to inject WLAN frames could cause a buffer overflow in the ieee80211_bss_info_update function in net/mac80211/scan.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.87% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/net/mac80211/scan.cVendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442dMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/
- 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/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/net/mac80211/scan.cVendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442dMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/
- 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/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.