vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-42720: use-after-free in bss_ref_get in net/wireless/scan.c (Multiple Advisories)
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2022-10-14 | 2023-05-15 | 2025-03-21 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2022-10-14
Added
2023-05-15
Modified
2025-03-21
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.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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