5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-42722
Android Linux NULL Pointer Dereference in WLAN Frame Injection Attack
Description

In the Linux kernel 5.8 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16, local attackers able to inject WLAN frames into the mac80211 stack could cause a NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service attack against the beacon protection of P2P devices.

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 :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-42722 has a 2 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-2022-42722 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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-2022-42722.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204125 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=b2d03cabe2b2e150ff5a381731ea0355459be09f Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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oscomp/proj283-Automated-Security-Testing-of-Protocol-Stacks-in-OS-kernels

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Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Feb. 19, 2024, 8:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Updated: 5 months ago
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Born at : June 8, 2023, 4:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-42722 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-42722 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
  • 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/
  • 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) 5.8 up to (including) 5.19.14 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.8 up to (excluding) 5.19.16
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:N/I:N/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=1204125 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204125 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=b2d03cabe2b2e150ff5a381731ea0355459be09f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=b2d03cabe2b2e150ff5a381731ea0355459be09f 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-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.8 up to (including) 5.19.14
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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 In the Linux kernel 5.8 through 5.19.14, local attackers able to inject WLAN frames into the mac80211 stack could cause a NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service attack against the beacon protection of P2P devices. In the Linux kernel 5.8 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16, local attackers able to inject WLAN frames into the mac80211 stack could cause a NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service attack against the beacon protection of P2P devices.
  • 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]
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-2022-42722 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-2022-42722 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

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