DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42721

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CVE-2022-42721
Published: 14 Oct 2022, 00:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Oct 2022, 00:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:24
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

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.10.149-1 | < 6.0.2-1 | < 6.0.2-1 | < 6.0.2-1

References (1)