CVE-2022-1679

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-1679
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-05-16 18:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 13:17:19 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 CWE-416

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Kernel affected Linux kernel 5.18-rc7 Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected V1.1 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2022-1679 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
[PATCH v3 1/2] ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lore.kernel.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 3131-1] linux security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[PATCH v3 1/2] ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb MITRE lore.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160270 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-8267)
  • 160692 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2023-2951)
  • 160766 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12566)
  • 160767 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12565)
  • 181040 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-1679)
  • 181091 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 3131-1)
  • 181190 Debian Security Update for linux-5.10 (DLA 3173-1)
  • 198860 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5517-1)
  • 198868 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5529-1)
  • 198880 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5544-1)
  • 198891 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5560-1)
  • 198894 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5566-1)
  • 198895 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5562-1)
  • 198897 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) Vulnerabilities (USN-5564-1)
  • 198911 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure CVM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5582-1)
  • 240869 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:7933)
  • 240904 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:8267)
  • 241504 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2023:2951)
  • 241527 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2023:2736)
  • 242855 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0412)
  • 354053 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1838
  • 354071 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-1636
  • 354075 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2-2022-1852
  • 354081 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-036
  • 354082 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2022-008
  • 354084 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-020
  • 354439 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-150
  • 354468 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2022-2022-185
  • 354542 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2022-185
  • 355199 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2023-2023-070
  • 377766 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0049)
  • 377871 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2023:0001)
  • 377891 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0002)
  • 378468 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-20230042)
  • 378512 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0042)
  • 390285 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2023-0017)
  • 390286 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2023-0018)
  • 6140062 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-f9qf-mpgx-j9vf)
  • 672391 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-2767)
  • 672711 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1507)
  • 752340 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2377-1)
  • 752349 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2382-1)
  • 752354 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2393-1)
  • 752359 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2411-1)
  • 752360 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2407-1)
  • 752363 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2423-1)
  • 752364 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2422-1)
  • 752370 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1)
  • 752391 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2549-1)
  • 752463 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2809-1)
  • 753140 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 15 SP2) (SUSE-SU-2022:2779-1)
  • 753148 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1)
  • 753151 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 15) (SUSE-SU-2022:2709-1)
  • 753184 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 11 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2738-1)
  • 753216 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2727-1)
  • 753219 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 14 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2726-1)
  • 753238 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 31 for SLE 15 SP1) (SUSE-SU-2022:2762-1)
  • 753246 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15 SP1) (SUSE-SU-2022:2728-1)
  • 753247 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 29 for SLE 15) (SUSE-SU-2022:2750-1)
  • 753271 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2424-1)
  • 753277 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 28 for SLE 15 SP1) (SUSE-SU-2022:2700-1)
  • 753294 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 19 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2696-1)
  • 753315 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 18 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2759-1)
  • 753319 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 7 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2766-1)
  • 753346 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 21 for SLE 15 SP2) (SUSE-SU-2022:2783-1)
  • 753362 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2376-1)
  • 753366 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 27 for SLE 15 SP2) (SUSE-SU-2022:2781-1)
  • 753412 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 30 for SLE 15 SP1) (SUSE-SU-2022:2710-1)
  • 753443 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 24 for SLE 15 SP2) (SUSE-SU-2022:2776-1)
  • 753481 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 9 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2770-1)
  • 753489 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:2732-1)
  • 753491 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP4) (SUSE-SU-2022:2854-1)
  • 753703 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 753707 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 753727 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:0416-1)
  • 940798 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:8267)
  • 940843 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel-rt (ALSA-2022:7933)
  • 941096 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2023:2951)
  • 941114 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel-rt (ALSA-2023:2736)

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