CVE-2022-42720
Linux kernel mac80211 Use-After-Free WiFi Injection 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 14, 2022, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2022-42720 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE-2022-42720 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/ Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.19.16 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.4.218 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.148 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.74 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.19.16 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 03, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 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 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (including) 5.19.14 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.19.16 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204059 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204059 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=0b7808818cb9df6680f98996b8e9a439fa7bcc2f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=0b7808818cb9df6680f98996b8e9a439fa7bcc2f Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (including) 5.19.14 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Various refcounting bugs in the multi-BSS handling in the mac80211 stack in the Linux kernel 5.1 through 5.19.14 could be used by local attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to trigger use-after-free conditions to potentially execute code. 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. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 14, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-42720 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-2022-42720
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