CVE-2022-49023

HIGH EPSS 17.7%
Published Oct 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison For vendor elements, the code here assumes that 5 octets are present without checking. Since the element itself is already checked to fit, we only need to check the length.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 11

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.1  –  <5.4.226
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.158
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.82
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.0.12
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any
linuxlinux_kernel6.1any

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b
    Patch