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CVE-2022-1679
published 2022-05-16

CVE-2022-1679: 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…

PriorityP342high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.81%
53.4th percentile
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.

Affected

19 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 5.19.6-1 (bookworm)linux 5.19.6-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.140-15.10.140-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.19.6-15.19.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.19.6-15.19.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.19.6-15.19.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-191.2024.15.0-191.202
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-124.1405.4.0-124.140
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-43.465.15.0-43.46
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-229.2634.4.0-229.263
linuxlinux_kernel>= 2.6.35 < 4.14.2914.14.291
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 4.19.2564.19.256
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20 < 5.4.2115.4.211
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.615.15.61
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 5.18.185.18.18
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.19 < 5.19.25.19.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5 < 5.10.1375.10.137
paloaltopan-os

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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