7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-1679
Atheros wireless adapter driver Use-after-free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 16, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 19, 2024, 5:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-1679 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-1679 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp h410c_firmware
2 Netapp h300s_firmware
3 Netapp h500s_firmware
4 Netapp h700s_firmware
5 Netapp h410s_firmware
6 Netapp h300e_firmware
7 Netapp h500e_firmware
8 Netapp h700e_firmware
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-1679.

URL Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/ Third Party Advisory

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Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
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Born at : Sept. 12, 2023, 5:47 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
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Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 25, 2022, 1:15 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-1679 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-1679 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.35 up to (excluding) 4.14.291 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.256 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.211 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.137 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.61 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.18.18 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.19 up to (excluding) 5.19.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/t/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/t/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/t/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-1679 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-1679 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.05635

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