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 :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:41 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
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.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-1679
vulnerability.
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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 |
| 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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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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/ Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/ -
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile