7.8

CVE-2022-1679: debian debian_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-1679DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1679openSUSE-SU-2024:12155-1
Published 16-05-2022Last modified 14-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1679 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 70 · Related 61
DLA-3131-1DLA-3173-1MGASA-2022-0305MGASA-2022-0308OPENSUSE-SU-2022:2549-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1

Timeline

  1. 16-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

57%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.81% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu83 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-229.263 | < 4.15.0-191.202 | < 5.4.0-124.140 | < 5.15.0-43.46
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1109.115 | < 4.4.0-1145.160 | < 4.15.0-1139.150 | < 5.4.0-1083.90 | < 5.15.0-1017.21
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
Netapp8 products
Debian2 products
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.35, < 4.14.291 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.256 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.211 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.137 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.61 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.18.18 | ≥ 5.19, < 5.19.2
Opensuse1 product
  • kernel-source&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 5.18.6-1.1

5 vendors · 95 products

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