CVE-2022-1679
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2022-05-16 | |
| Impact: | None | What is this? |
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.
See more information about CVE-2022-1679 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 7.8 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | Low |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | High |
| Integrity Impact: | High |
| Availability Impact: | High |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2023-12565 | 2023-07-04 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2023-12566 | 2023-07-04 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel) | ELSA-2023-2951 | 2023-05-23 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel) | ELSA-2022-8267 | 2022-11-22 |
| Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2023-0017 | 2023-08-03 |
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