CVE-2022-41674
HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 06:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxFedora
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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known 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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%5.1 ≤ v < 5.4.2185.11 ≤ v < 5.15.745.16 ≤ v < 5.19.165.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1486.0 ≤ v < 6.0.2
Affected range stops below 5.10.148, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.74, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.19.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.4.218, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/net/mac80211/scan.c
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442d
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/
References (12)
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.htmlMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442dMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.1HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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