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CVE-2022-42720
Various refcounting bugs in the multi-BSS handling in the mac80211...
Vulnerability Description
Various refcounting bugs in the multi-BSS handling in the mac80211 stack in the Linux kernel 5.1 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by local attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to trigger use-after-free conditions to potentially execute code.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204059
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=0b7808818cb9df6680f98996b8e9a439fa7bcc2f
- 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/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, fedora, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.1, 5.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.0, 36, 37, 10.0, 11.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 13th, 2022
Last Modified:
May 15th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.