CVE-2022-42721

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 34
Modified
Published: 13 Oct 2022, 00:00
Last modified:15 May 2025, 20:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.03% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Oct 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
15 May 2025, 20:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A list management bug in 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 corrupt a linked list and, in turn, potentially execute code.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 10%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

    The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0 | 11.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    35 | 36 | 37

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 5.1, < 5.19.16

References (10)